Nepal, Feb. 17 -- Have you ever come home from work feeling completely drained, even though you didn't do anything physically exhausting? Surprisingly, this feeling is often less about the amount of work we do and more about the nature of the work and the structure of our jobs.

In today's world, most people spend nearly a third of their lives at work. Yet many jobs are structured in ways that leave people bored, stressed, or disconnected. It is understandable that jobs needn't be fun, but they also don't need to be frustrating. Even when people choose careers that they are passionate about, many gradually lose that passion and end up leaving the very jobs they once worked day and night for.

This often happens because of how jobs are str...