Categories Well-Being & Self Care Most people trying to build a personal brand are just playing house Posted on Posted on28/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Most People Are Using AI to Turn Their Brains Off and It Shows Posted on Posted on27/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care The slow, quiet rot of the ‘Always On’ remote work culture Posted on Posted on26/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Your SMART goals are actually the reason you’re stuck in mediocrity Posted on Posted on25/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care How I finally killed the 200-email-a-day beast without losing my mind Posted on Posted on25/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Why the passive income dream is a total 2024 lie and what wealth actually costs Posted on Posted on24/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Networking mixers are a waste of time and I’m finally saying it Posted on Posted on23/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Why I Binned My $2,000 Digital ‘Second Brain’ for a $15 Paper Notebook Posted on Posted on22/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Why I stopped trying to be productive and finally started getting things done Posted on Posted on21/03/202603/04/2026By 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 Well-Being & Self Care Stop trying to do Deep Work as a manager because it’s making you a bad boss Posted on Posted on20/03/202603/04/2026By 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
