The past week was probably one of the most difficult in my career, at least from the cat-herding perspective. I had issues with almost everyone around me, and they were very valid issues, though sometimes I wondered if it was all in my head. I had difficulty separating the solvable problems from what was out of my control (since I try these days not to stress about things I can’t do anything about). When things are going haywire, I try to come up with a list of positive things. And when that doesn’t work, I try to think of at least one funny aspect of the negative things. After all, some days I need to remember: it’s just work. What really matters in life? Not work. Not really.