motivation-2
Original: motivation-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A woman with red/auburn hair stands with hands on hips against a mountain backdrop.
Narration: The thing about motivational quotes...
Panel 2: A figure in profile against a dark cliff face.
Narration: is that they separate the mental sensation of accomplishment...
Panel 3: A pickaxe striking rock.
Narration: ...from the accomplishment itself.
Panel 4: The figure again, in shadow.
Narration: So, you can feel like you've done something...
Panel 5: Silhouettes of people walking/running across a landscape at dusk.
Narration: ...without actually doing it.
Panel 6: The woman with auburn hair again, gesturing.
Narration: Which, if you consider how much work it is to actually do something...
Panel 7: A red STOP sign.
Narration: ...is a pretty sweet deal.
Votey:
Panel 1: A person with a strained, annoyed expression speaks to a smiling/serene bearded figure.
First person: Why do you hate everything nice?
Panel 2: A small figure at the bottom shouts gleefully.
Small figure: MICKEY MOUSE! MICKEY MOUSE! MICKEY MOUSE!
Narration: The thing about motivational quotes...
Panel 2: A figure in profile against a dark cliff face.
Narration: is that they separate the mental sensation of accomplishment...
Panel 3: A pickaxe striking rock.
Narration: ...from the accomplishment itself.
Panel 4: The figure again, in shadow.
Narration: So, you can feel like you've done something...
Panel 5: Silhouettes of people walking/running across a landscape at dusk.
Narration: ...without actually doing it.
Panel 6: The woman with auburn hair again, gesturing.
Narration: Which, if you consider how much work it is to actually do something...
Panel 7: A red STOP sign.
Narration: ...is a pretty sweet deal.
Votey:
Panel 1: A person with a strained, annoyed expression speaks to a smiling/serene bearded figure.
First person: Why do you hate everything nice?
Panel 2: A small figure at the bottom shouts gleefully.
Small figure: MICKEY MOUSE! MICKEY MOUSE! MICKEY MOUSE!
Alt text
A multi-panel comic. Over a series of moody illustrated panels (a woman with auburn hair posing against mountains, a figure on a dark cliff, a pickaxe hitting rock, silhouetted people walking at dusk, and a red STOP sign), a narration delivers a deadpan argument: 'The thing about motivational quotes... is that they separate the mental sensation of accomplishment... from the accomplishment itself. So, you can feel like you've done something... without actually doing it. Which, if you consider how much work it is to actually do something... is a pretty sweet deal.' The joke: motivational quotes are praised because they let you feel accomplished without the effort of actually accomplishing anything. Votey (a black-and-white aftercomic): an irritated person snaps at a serene bearded figure, 'Why do you hate everything nice?' while a tiny figure below chants gleefully, 'MICKEY MOUSE! MICKEY MOUSE! MICKEY MOUSE!'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.