Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 28, 2008
December 27, 2008
December 29, 2008
Transcript:
Sam: Zonker, what's it like at the top? Zonker: Good question, Sam... I'll ask around. Sam: Thanks. Zonker: Sam, have you noticed what a bad time it is for elites? Sam: No. No, I hadn't. Zonker: Well, I have! When businesses cut back these days, who do they fire? Their most knowledgeable experienced hands! Why? Because rookies are cheaper! But what they don't understand is that they're losing the folks most responsible for their success! Look at me - I'm a very senior, elite waiter... but I'll be the first fired, even though I'm the institutional memory of our business! I know where the pickles are kept, when we're low on napkins, how many... Sam: Zonker, what are you saying? That I shouldn't try to become good at what I do? Zonker: That doesn't sound right, does it? Sam: I can never understand your advice.
“Why study? The more you study, the more you know. The more you know, the more you can forget. The more you can forget, the more you do forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why study?”
I forgot I learned this poem about 45 yrs ago!