Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd November 2014

Dilbert//9332, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 2nd November 2014

Tags

obliviousness, time management, touch, touching, touching paper, turn off phone, ignore email, one touch, salad tongs, on etouch, interupted

Official transcript

Boss: The key to good time management is touching each piece of paper once. If I can only touch it once, I'd better do it right. I'll need to make sure I don't get interrupted after the first touch.Turn off my phone, close my door, and ignore email. Okay, here goes one touch. Ugh. This will take an hour and I only have ten minutes. Make a copy, throw away the original, and don't let me touch the copy until I have an hour in my schedule. I wonder if I'm allowed to use salad tongs.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE KEY TO GOOD TIME MANAGEMENT IS TOUCHING EACH PIECE OF PAPER ONCE.

IF I CAN ONLY TOUCH IT ONCE, I'D BETTER DO IT RIGHT.

I'LL NEED TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET INTERRUPTED AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH.

TURN OFF MY PHONE, CLOSE MY DOOR, AND IGNORE EMAIL.

OKAY, HERE GOES ONE TOUCH.

UGH. THIS WILL TAKE AN HOUR AND I ONLY HAVE TEN MINUTES.

MAKE A COPY, THROW AWAY THE ORIGINAL, AND DON'T LET ME TOUCH THE COPY UNTIL I HAVE AN HOUR IN MY SCHEDULE.

I WONDER IF I'M ALLOWED TO USE SALAD TONGS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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