Lately at work I've been working on solving a complicated problem that's really just a series of smaller complicated problems.  I work at it all day, every day.  But when I go home at the end of the day, if I still haven't solved the main problem, it means I've effectively accomplished nothing.  Sure, I might've solved some small problems throughout the day, so my end-of-day status is slightly different from my start-of-day status.  But overall, if the main task isn't complete, my job isn't complete.  It's a cycle of perpetual failure. #psychology