Have you ever taken notice of conversations around your office? I mean the kind of conversation over by the watercooler or break room. You know, the places where employees go to have a little space and exhale from whatever it is they were doing back at their desks. 

If you listen closely enough and long enough, you will notice some recurring themes and phrases. You’ll hear things like, “Oh, you know, just tryin’ to get by,” “Another day another dollar,” “It’s Wednesday … halfway there,” “Thank God it’s Friday.” Or this is my favorite: “You know, just livin’ the dream,” accompanied by a long, drawn-out sigh as they fill their Styrofoam cup with burnt black stuff that no longer resembles coffee.