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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st February 2020

Dilbert//11269, first published six years ago on Friday 21st February 2020

Expecting Excellence


Tags

business, technology, happiness, expectations, coffee, dysfunction, excellence


Official transcript

wally: asok, he key to happiness is lowering your expectations. for example, all i expect from work today is twelve cups of coffee and a humorous display of corporate dysfunction.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

ASOK, THE KEY TO HAPPINESS IS LOWERING YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

FOR EXAMPLE, ALL I EXPECT FROM WORK TODAY IS TWELVE CUPS OF COFFEE AND A HUMOROUS DISPLAY OF CORPORATE DYSFUNCTION.

THAT SOUNDS SO SAD.

TRY EXPECTING EXCELLENCE AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Key to Happiness"

Summary:

  • Asok, an Indian coworker, explains that the key to happiness is lowering expectations.
  • He illustrates this by saying that if he expects only twelve cups of coffee and a humorous display of corporate dysfunction from work today, he will be happy.
  • However, when Dilbert asks how this works for him, Asok responds that it sounds so sad.
  • Asok advises Dilbert to try expecting excellence and see how that works for him.

Key Points:

  • Asok's approach to happiness is based on lowering expectations.
  • He believes that having realistic expectations can lead to greater satisfaction.
  • Asok's suggestion to Dilbert is to try expecting excellence and see how it works for him.

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