That's something I've actually been doing for years.
In my case, the fantasy that tends to work best is one where I become something akin to Batman, fighting crime in my hometown of Rio de Janeiro.
I begin to imagine where I'd set up my Batcave, the types of villains I'd confront, the kind of vehicle I'd use to navigate the city, and then I gradually fall asleep.
I experiment with various stories, but it's safe to say that the superhero genre has a much higher success rate for me.
I get the author's point of view. For people looking for a sense of purpose in their jobs, it should suck to feel like a useless cog.
It's funny because, in my current job (senior designer at a European unicorn) I check all the boxes the author is looking for in his new career:
- My routine covers talking to customers, designing the UI, doing alignment sessions with the C-Level, and many other things. I am as generalist as I could be;
- I also see the direct impact of my work on the product.
For me, being less a specialist and having a direct impact on the product sucks. It's a lot of responsibility and quite often very stressful.
As someone who does it only for the paycheck at the end of the month, I would be happy to earn the same amount of money I make today as a useless cog of a larger company.
In my case, the fantasy that tends to work best is one where I become something akin to Batman, fighting crime in my hometown of Rio de Janeiro.
I begin to imagine where I'd set up my Batcave, the types of villains I'd confront, the kind of vehicle I'd use to navigate the city, and then I gradually fall asleep.
I experiment with various stories, but it's safe to say that the superhero genre has a much higher success rate for me.