Current mood — and inability to understand how the world works — has Michael Budde ringing in my ears. I’m surrounded by housing markets that I do not understand or control; city and state planning projects that I do not understand or control; job markets that I do not understand or control; health care systems that I do not understand or control; performance evaluations that I do not understand or control; compliance items and training modules that I do not understand or control — all of which presuppose the inability to do anything about any of it.

Is cog-in-machine syndrome a diagnosable condition? 😵‍💫