I wish there was some version of 'take your kid to work day' for adults. I think it would be fascinating to shadow a therapist for a day. It's one thing to know what sessions look like from a client perspective, quite another to get a sense for the rhythm of the day, of seeing different people, doing things that aren't direct therapy, interacting with colleagues, writing up notes and reports, going to supervision, etc.

I've struggled with employment and been unemployed for several long stretches in my life, and I always found myself wondering what everyone's job was like. What is it like to be a banker? A baker? An ultrasound tech? That guy who drives around and services irrigation systems? What, if any, innate qualities does it take to be good at any one of them? Could I do them?

I think these are natural questions to ask, and need not necessarily have some deep relationship to every oddity nestled in the corners of our psyche.