Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th August 2015

Dilbert//9610, first published 11 years ago on Friday 7th August 2015

Motivation Is Magical Thinking

Tags

motivation, magic, inspiration, futility, futile, honesty, hard truth

Official transcript

Dogbert: Motivation is a form of magical thinking in which you imagine that your words can turn useless people into high achievers. Boss: But it totally works, right? Dogbert: Yes, because magic is real. Boss: Is it hard to learn? Dogbert: Not if you already know how to lie.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MOTIVATION IS A FORM OF MAGICAL THINKING IN WHICH YOU IMAGINE THAT YOUR WORDS CAN TURN USELESS PEOPLE INTO HIGH ACHIEVERS BUT IT TOTALLY WORKS, RIGHT?

YES, BECAUSE MAGIC IS REAL.

IS IT HARD TO LEARN?

NOT IF YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO LIE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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