Hello, remote speed-runners,

Somewhere along the way, a lot of us turned remote freedom into a race.

More tabs. More tasks. More cities. More “just squeezing in one more thing.”

And now? At best, we’re exhausted in really beautiful locations.

This week, we’re talking about the slowmad shift. Why slowing down might actually make you better at remote work, not worse. Better focus. Better routines. Better thinking. More actual enjoyment of the life you worked this hard to build.

Because maybe the goal isn’t to move faster through life.
Maybe it’s to finally experience it.

— Ric & Shellie

P.S. Know a remote worker treating life like an airport layover? Send this before they optimize the joy right out of it. 🙌🏼 Your unique referral link

By Tyler Powell

Is your location-independent dream lifestyle secretly leaving you completely burned out? 

True freedom requires a steady rhythm, not just constant frantic movement. Embracing a slower travel pace unlocks deeper cultural immersion while actually protecting your daily business productivity. 

But how do you redefine luxury to successfully trade the chaos for true balance? 

Discover Tyler’s routine that lets you run a global business while fully absorbing a new city.

Trade the tourist sprint for slowmad sanity →

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By Jen Aly

Is Your Travel Pace Breaking You?

Think rushing through multiple destinations in two weeks makes you a seasoned nomad? 

Spoiler alert: it mostly just leaves you physically exhausted. True lifestyle freedom means slowing down enough to actually absorb where you are. 

Discover how restructuring your workload around your coordinates transforms your reality. But how exactly does returning to the same spot rewire your brain?

Ditch Nomad Whiplash and Master Slow Travel 👉

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🤓 How Physical Space Shapes Creative Thinking at Work. Small changes to workspaces can improve focus, clarity, and momentum.

Next week: The Equality Shift: Treating Yourself Fairly. You cannot be in the right relationship with your work if you are in a misaligned relationship with the person doing it.

Your drywall is tired of hearing you pitch. Time to close Slack and meet actual humans. 

From DC comedy hours and Charlotte drinks to Asheville manifesting, we've lined up the ultimate escape from your home office isolation. 

Stop pretending you enjoy working completely alone.

👉 Ditch your sweatpants and RSVP here