Keep a positive attitude by reading cartoons when you get up in the morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Motivational Strategies educational pathway at Toastmasters International contains an elective project at Level 3 titled Focus on the Positive. A member in one of my clubs discussed it this week. It is about strategies to improve personal interactions via understanding your attitudes and thoughts. An overview says you should:

 

“Keep a daily record of your moods and attitudes for a minimum of two weeks, noting when you feel positive or negative, your successes and efforts, and three things for which you are grateful. Record and evaluate any changes in your behavior or the behavior of those around you. At a club meeting, share some aspect of your experience.”

 

I try to stay positive by reading about eight cartoons (comic strips) each morning. They give me something both to chuckle about and to think about. All of them have been discussed in my blog posts. In mainly reverse alphabetical order, with examples and blog posts, they are:

 

Xkcd

Randall Munroe’s web comic for December 25, 2020 is subtitled Presents get a lot more impressive if you turn the wrapping paper inside out. If you don’t get why, read the discussion at EXPLAINxkcd. On March 16, 2021 I blogged about What happens when you change perspective by visiting a very small world?

 

Savage Chickens

Doug Savage’s web comic on yellow sticky notes. On August 20, 2020 I blogged about Savage Chickens cartoon on how NOT to give a TED talk.

 

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

 Zach Weinersmiths’s web comic (not safe for work) covers sex, science, religion, and philosophy. On January 21, 2021 I blogged about Old advice revised.

 

Pearls Before Swine

Stephen Pastis’s comic about a neighborhood with animals like Pig, Rat, and Goat. On February 4, 2011 I blogged about a Pearls Before Swine cartoon about a nervous speaker here.

 

Questionable Content

At first glance Jeph Jacques’s web comic seems to be about a bunch of young people in a college town. But the Cast has lots of Artificial Intelligences (AIs) like this one. On December 11, 2011 I blogged about Bridging the Uncanny Valley.

 

Indexed

Jessica Hagy’s web comic on index cards. On December 10, 2013 I blogged about Communicating ideas using Venn diagrams and other simple graphics.

 

F Minus

Tony Carrillo’s single-panel comic. On March 5, 2020 I blogged about how A strong ending is very persuasive.

 

Dilbert

A ubiquitous comic about business from Scott Adams. On March 9, 2021 I blogged about A Dilbert cartoon with a caution about storytelling.

 

The 1943 image came from the Library of Congress.