You don't need to leave the industry to be happy, you just have to start your own company like I did and do things right. I slow clap to thee, Sir Joel Payne.
Out of curiousity, did Time Machine restore your Stickies as well Both the Dashboard stickies and the Stickies program. I tend to put my ideas on them while they're fresh in my mind, and usually forget to migrate them to a safer place.
