Stop being a human JIRA bot

If half your day is nudging tickets and chasing updates, you have a clarity problem - not an accountability one.

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You know that feeling at the end of the day where you look at your calendar, scan your Slack history, and realise you spent six hours... reminding people to do things they already know they should do?

Update the ticket. Review the PR. Flag the blocker. Close the loop with the other team. You said it in standup. You said it in the 1:1. You said it in a DM. And somehow, here you are, saying it again.

It’s exhausting. And the worst part is that it feels productive in the moment (you are keeping things moving) but deep down you know something’s wrong and you shouldn’t be spending your time like this.

Constant f…