Appendix A. Conclusion

Whether it’s your favorite dessert or a much-deserved day off, all good things must come to an end. So it is with this book. Like Mr. Rogers before us, it’s time to change sweaters and slip into our comfy shoes.

We’ve been through a lot together these past few hundred pages. We stared down your monster of an Inbox. We carved some valuable "me" time out of your meetings. We gave life to the document you always knew was inside you. We played well with others. And we cut the network ties that made you feel like a desk-bound puppet on a string. (For information on becoming a real boy or girl, see Appendix A.)

We hope you enjoyed reading this book as much as—at times, maybe even more than—we enjoyed writing it. We know from experience ...

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