Chasing a fancy title broke me. For a long time, I believed my career was the most important part of my life. I chased titles like Software Architect or Staff Engineer at my last full-time job. But I was at the wrong place, at the wrong time. After a couple of years, the honeymoon was over. Work felt like a burden, and I thought a new role would spice things up. When I discussed the chances of a promotion with my boss’s boss, I was told “You could build any role you want.” But all my ideas were rejected with...