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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th May 2015

Dilbert//9518, first published 11 years ago on Thursday 7th May 2015

Rewarding Wally's Failures


Tags

failure, excuse, laziness, justification, reasoning, excuses


Official transcript

Wally: You should be celebrating my failures instead of punishing me for them. Failure is the raw material of success. If I am not failing, it means I am not pushing myself hard enough. Boss: Fine. What have you failed at? Wally: I failed to work on my project this month.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU SHOULD BE CELEBRATING MY FAILURES INSTEAD OF PUNISHING ME FOR THEM FAILURE IS THE RAW MATERIAL OF SUCCESS.

IF I AM NOT FAILING, IT MEANS I AM NOT PUSHING MYSELF HARD ENOUGH.

FINE.

WHAT HAVE YOU FAILED AT?

I FAILED TO WORK ON MY PROJECT THIS MONTH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Celebrating Failures"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip, originally published in [insert publication date], revolves around the theme of failure and success. The strip features Dilbert, a bald, bespectacled man, and his boss, who are engaged in a conversation about failures.

Key Points:

  • The boss advises Dilbert to celebrate his failures instead of punishing him for them.
  • Dilbert is hesitant at first but eventually agrees to celebrate his failures.
  • He reflects on his past projects and realizes that he has failed to work on them.
  • Dilbert concludes that failure is the raw material of success and that he is not pushing himself hard enough.
  • He asks his boss what he has failed at, and the boss responds by asking what Dilbert has failed at this month.
  • Dilbert is left pondering his own failures and the importance of celebrating them.

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