School prepared me for quadratic equations. The themes of Of Mice and Men. How to dissect a frog. It did not prepare me for: - Following up on the follow-up email - Calling the insurance company and being on hold for 45 minutes - Writing "per my last email" and meaning it aggressively - Replying "sounds great!" when it absolutely does not sound great - The specific dread of seeing "can we hop on a quick call?" from someone who has never once had a quick call I have sent more emails in the last 3 years than I have had meaningful conversations.