In the cartoon “Dilbert,” the young engineer is sitting at his office desk.
He thinks to himself, “I like to start each workday by visualizing how my work will make the world a better place.”
In the next panel his body is arched back and his hands flail in the air as he shouts, “GAAAA!!! My life is meaningless and nothing I do will ever matter!!!”
In the final panel he is composed and typing at his keyboard, saying to himself, “Okay, good. I like to get that out of the way early.”