Have you ever sat at your desk, staring at your screen (or customers, or students, or that never-ending spreadsheet from HR) and thought: Is this really it?

Maybe you once had big dreams of becoming a world-renowned chef, a bestselling author, or a professional dog whisperer—but somehow, you ended up here, replying to emails about budget reports or explaining, for the hundredth time, that “per my last email” does in fact mean read what I already sent you.