1. We were raised on a very specific script: “Work hard → achieve → be happy.” But nobody warned us what happens when you follow the script perfectly… and still feel a quiet ache in your chest. That’s the moment most adults discover the old definition of success wasn’t built for human beings — it was built for survival economies, outdated expectations, and approval from people we don’t even talk to anymore. 2. At some point, many of us hit a strange emotional wall. You get the job. You get the a