"My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds…

“My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The most popular image is a cartoon by David Sipress, and he wrote in The New Yorker on February 3, 2017:

“‘Well-informed’ never appeared in The New Yorker. In fact, I’m not sure where it was first published. It dates from the Clinton Administration, and I have no memory of what event or series of events inspired it.”

“My desire to stay well informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane” is a popular variant. “Cartoon: ‘My desire to stay well informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane’. Minnesota caucus night” was posted on Twitter by BJ Wahlstrom on February 7, 2012. “My desire to stay well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane. #myheadisgoingtoexplode” was posted on Twitter by Pamela Version 2.020 ♜ on February 24, 2012.

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Chris Burke☕
@MGCTwest
My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane..I need a coffee~ #sanity #news
http://twitpic.com/31e5ao
4:37 PM · Oct 27, 2010·Twitpic

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BJ Wahlstrom
@BJWahlstrom
Cartoon: “My desire to stay well informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane”. Minnesota caucus night
9:41 PM · Feb 7, 2012·Twitter for iPad

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Kate McCaffery
@KateMcCaffery
Quote/day: “My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”—David Sipress
11:03 AM · Feb 8, 2012·Hootsuite

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Pamela Version 2.020 ♜
@Timpanist
My desire to stay well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane. #myheadisgoingtoexplode
12:39 AM · Feb 24, 2012·Twitter Web Client

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George
@georgewh45
currently my desire to stay well informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane….and sober.
1:16 PM · Jul 24, 2012·Twitter Web Client

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Si
@NastyyBeetle
My will to stay well informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane.
7:40 AM · Jul 5, 2014·Twitter for iPhone

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Greg Stucky
@PhilosAccnting
My desire to stay well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane.
3:34 PM · Aug 26, 2015·Facebook

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Scott Andrews
@revscottandrews
Retweeted Daniel Cooper (@imdancoop):
My desire to be well-informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane.
9:39 AM · Jul 17, 2016·Facebook

The New Yorker
How to Stay Sane as a Cartoonist in Trumpland
By David Sipress
February 3, 2017
(A cartoon shows two people waking and one says, “My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”—ed.)
Of all my cartoons, the one above is the most published, republished, tweeted, retweeted, liked, shared, or stolen and reprinted without my permission. Just this week, the cartoon was featured in a Times article about coping with the relentless and unsettling news environment that we’re living in these days.

“Well-informed” never appeared in The New Yorker. In fact, I’m not sure where it was first published. It dates from the Clinton Administration, and I have no memory of what event or series of events inspired it.

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Sea Tea
@Tierno158
I hereby declare this David Sipress New Yorker cartoon the “Cartoon of the Decade.”
“My desire to stay well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”
10:53 AM · May 1, 2019 from Bradenton, FL·Twitter for iPad

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DarkestStarkestAAARRRRGGHEST
@redgoldrush
Every day this is becomes more and more relevant:
“My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.” - David Sipress
12:53 AM · Sep 30, 2020·Twitter Web App

Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/VERBERD October 27, 2020
My desire to stay well informed is at odds with my desire to stay sane.

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@AttoyW
My desire to stay well informed on issues and events is at odds with my desire to stay sane and not fall into an existential crisis.
9:25 PM · Oct 28, 2020·Twitter Web App