I don't know a single person who works in tech and hasn't seriously thought about quitting and opening up a coffee shop in a small town in the middle of nowhere
The reason why so much "futuristic" tech looks and feels (and acts) gimmycky, is because the future is not about incremental steps to the same, but about philosophical breakthroughs and behaviour modification.
Now, if a tech guy was a philosopher, we could get somewhere.
TL;DR for After-Action Reviews
1. What did I intend to accomplish?
2. What happened?
3. Why did it happen that way?
4. What will I do next time for a better outcome (or to repeat my success)?
Learning from mistakes separates the best from the rest.