Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th January 2014

Dilbert//9031, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 5th January 2014

Tags

happiness new philosophy live for today motto avoid starving tomorrow ruin every minute living in past gustave traded beaver pelts psychology

Official transcript

Asok: I'm trying out a new philosophy for my life. My new motto is "Live for Today."

Wally: If you live for today, how will you avoid starving tomorrow? If you do one little thing wrong today, it could ruin every minute of the rest of your life. Asok: So... I should live for the future. Wally: No, that would ruin today. I recommend living for the past. Asok: My past was no fun. Wally: Pretend you were someone else. Asok: My philosophy is that my name was Gustav and I traded beaver pelts. Dilbert: Stop ruining my present.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M TRYING OUT A NEW PHILOSOPHY FOR MY LIFE.

MY NEW MOTTO IS "LIVE FOR TODAY." IF YOU LIVE FOR TODAY, HOW DO YOU AVOID STARVING TOMORROW?

IF YOU DO ONE LITTLE MINUTE OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

So ...

SHOULD LIVE FOR THE FUTURE?

NO, THAT WOULD RUIN TODAY.

I RECOMMEND LIVING FOR THE PAST.

MY PAST WAS NO FUN.

PRETEND YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE.

MY PHILOSOPHY IS THAT MY NAME WAS GUSTAV AND I TRADED BEAVER PELTS.

STOP RUINING MY PRESENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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