You do the work. You do it well. And yet nobody seems to notice. The problem isn't you — it's a structural one. Here is what is actually happening, and the more useful question to ask.

You slept. You got ready. And before anything has actually happened — the tiredness is already there. Here is what is actually happening, and the question worth asking instead.

It was a small thing. A passing remark. Hours later, you are still inside it. Here is what is actually happening — and the question worth asking instead of the ones the replay keeps raising.