Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th June 2015

Dilbert//9570, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 28th June 2015

Tags

meditate, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, mbct, stress, trick, laziness, deception, work ethic, ruse, nap, napping

Official transcript

Wally: Do you mind if I take Steve Jobs' advice and practice meditation and mindfulness? Science says meditation can reduce stress and make me more productive. And obviously it worked for Steve Jobs, so there's that. To the untrained eye, it will seem as if I am napping. But in reality, I will be quieting my mind to boost creativity. Boss: Meditate on your own time. Wally: Wow. That just stressed me out and shut down my creative juices. Boss: Just do your job! Wally: Because quality doesn't matter?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE STEVE JOBS' ADVICE AND PRACTICE MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS?

SCIENCE SAYS MEDITATION CAN REDUCE STRESS AND MAKE ME MORE PRODUCTIVE.

AND OBVIOUSLY IT WORKED FOR STEVE JOBS, SO THERE'S THAT.

TO THE UNTRAINED EYE, IT WILL SEEM AS IF I AM NAPPING.

BUT IN REALITY, I WILL BE QUIETING MY MIND TO BOOST MY CREATIVITY.

MEDITATE ON YOUR OWN TIME.

WOW. THAT JUST STRESSED ME OUT AND SHUT DOWN MY CREATIVE JUICES.

JUST DO YOUR JOB!

BECAUSE QUALITY DOESN T MATTER?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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