Daydreaming about leaving law? It is a sign.
Ever caught yourself scrolling Zillow for the perfect Montana cabin? Or designing the bookshop you'd run instead of reviewing contracts at 11pm?
You're not losing it. You are listening.
Those "escape fantasies" aren't about baking bread or tending vines. They are hints about something deeper - the gap between who you are and what you are doing.
Most lawyers feel it and dismiss it. They mistake endurance for achievement.
Here's what I have learned - the fantasy isn't the answer. It is the question.
What if you woke up energized by your work?
What if your expertise served something you cared about?
What if success meant more than making partner.
The real shift isn't (always) lawyer to baker.
It's from sleepwalking through success to designing work that fits.
The cabin can wait.
The clarity can't.