Why Your Brain Keeps Solving Problems After Hours

Podcast: Project Joyful · Tracy Tutty

Opublikowano: 2026-05-30

Your body leaves work, but your mind never fully does. You finish the meeting, drive home, make dinner, and technically stop working… while part of your brain is still replaying conversations, mentally organising tomorrow, and anticipating what needs attention next. In this episode, Tracy explores the neuroscience behind why so many high-achieving women struggle to fully switch off after work, and why constant mental activation often becomes mistaken for professionalism, competence, and effective leadership. This conversation goes far deeper than “overthinking.” Because when women spend years being rewarded for anticipating problems, stayin...