But Tesla has had an interesting year as CEO Elon Musk watched auto sales (and profits) drop. He got involved in domestic and global politics, and the company's still feeling the effects of that.

I'm pretty bad at being an employee. I openly despise meetings, I say exactly what's on my mind, and I sincerely believe that many managers exist only to waste the time of otherwise productive people.

Three years ago, I downloaded Obsidian, thinking I'd finally found the perfect tool for organizing my thoughts and building a digital brain. What started as excitement quickly turned into frustration ...