Categories general Most people trying to build a personal brand are just playing house Posted on Posted on28/03/2026By Tracy Batey In 2019, I sat in The Wormhole Coffee in Chicago—the one with the DeLorean in … Continue ReadingMost people trying to build a personal brand are just playing house
Categories general Most People Are Using AI to Turn Their Brains Off and It Shows Posted on Posted on27/03/2026By Tracy Batey Last Tuesday, around 11:15 PM, I was sitting in my home office with a cold … Continue ReadingMost People Are Using AI to Turn Their Brains Off and It Shows
Categories general The slow, quiet rot of the ‘Always On’ remote work culture Posted on Posted on26/03/2026By Tracy Batey I was holding a lit birthday cake for my daughter on October 14th—it was exactly … Continue ReadingThe slow, quiet rot of the ‘Always On’ remote work culture
Categories general Your SMART goals are actually the reason you’re stuck in mediocrity Posted on Posted on25/03/2026By Tracy Batey SMART goals are the safety scissors of the professional world. They feel good in your … Continue ReadingYour SMART goals are actually the reason you’re stuck in mediocrity
Categories general How I finally killed the 200-email-a-day beast without losing my mind Posted on Posted on25/03/2026By Tracy Batey I woke up on a Tuesday in 2019, sat down at a Starbucks in downtown … Continue ReadingHow I finally killed the 200-email-a-day beast without losing my mind
Categories general Why the passive income dream is a total 2024 lie and what wealth actually costs Posted on Posted on24/03/2026By Tracy Batey I sat in my basement at 11:45 PM on a rainy Tuesday in June 2022, … Continue ReadingWhy the passive income dream is a total 2024 lie and what wealth actually costs
Categories general Networking mixers are a waste of time and I’m finally saying it Posted on Posted on23/03/2026By Tracy Batey October 2018. I was standing in the corner of a windowless Marriott ballroom in Chicago, … Continue ReadingNetworking mixers are a waste of time and I’m finally saying it
Categories general Why I Binned My $2,000 Digital ‘Second Brain’ for a $15 Paper Notebook Posted on Posted on22/03/2026By Tracy Batey It was October 14, 2022, around 11:30 PM on a Tuesday. I should have been … Continue ReadingWhy I Binned My $2,000 Digital ‘Second Brain’ for a $15 Paper Notebook
Categories general Why I stopped trying to be productive and finally started getting things done Posted on Posted on21/03/2026By Tracy Batey On October 14, 2021, at exactly 3:14 PM, I smashed my mechanical keyboard. It was … Continue ReadingWhy I stopped trying to be productive and finally started getting things done
Categories general Stop trying to do Deep Work as a manager because it’s making you a bad boss Posted on Posted on20/03/2026By Tracy Batey It was October 14th, 2022. A Tuesday. I remember the date because it was the … Continue ReadingStop trying to do Deep Work as a manager because it’s making you a bad boss
