The Pressure of the Always-On Culture

For years, I lived in the high-stakes world of IT where downtime isn't an option and the pressure is constant. I was the person people called when things broke. I took pride in being the "fixer," the one who could handle any crisis, any ticket, and any escalation.

For a long time, I bought into the industry stereotype that IT professionals are "supposed" to be stressed, poor communicators, and perpetually exhausted. Like a badge of honor we held high. We treated our networks with preventative maintenance, but we treated our own nervous system like a piece of hardware we could just run into the ground. We didn’t trust or put weight in emotions and feelings. They were just things I needed to control or even ignore. If we couldn’t logically explain or understand it, it wasn’t real.

But there was a hidden cost to that always-on lifestyle. While I was busy ensuring 99.9% uptime for networks and clients, I was neglecting my own internal infrastructure. Eventually, I hit a wall that no reboot could fix. I was burnt out, depressed, and physically exhausted. My boss noticed, my wife noticed, and my kids noticed. And I was seeing the same thing happen to many of my colleagues.

The Discovery of "Human Firmware"

When I hit my own wall, I didn't just want self-help, I wanted a deep-dive from experts. I needed to know this wasn’t all “woo-woo”. I started researching what drove human performance and motivation. I dove into the topics of Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, Breathwork, and Positive Psychology from experts like Brene Brown, Daniel Goleman, Dr Bessel van der Kolk, Faith G. Harper PhD, and many more. I had to re-learn everything I knew about emotions.

Contrary to popular belief, emotions aren't bugs to be deleted or ignored, they are data signals. Stress isn't a personality trait or a badge of honor; it’s unmanaged system overload. I began applying network principles to my own biology. I treated breathwork like a biometric override and emotional intelligence like a network routing protocol. I found tools I could use to troubleshoot my internal network. The results weren't just wellness, they were operational. And transformational. I was faster, clearer, and more resilient. And best of all, no longer depressed. My fulfillment in my job, performance, and motivation changed seemingly overnight.

Developing the logiCALMind™ Framework

I found that by combining the physical regulation techniques of experts like Patrick McKeown and Bessel van der Kolk with the emotional intelligence work of experts like Daniel Goleman and Brené Brown, I could create a repeatable process to work with my emotions. I could stay calm under pressure, understand logically why I was feeling certain ways, and make actionable changes in my life to reduce the interruptions.

I called it the logiCALMind™ Framework.

It’s a three-phase approach that respects the heart, the mind, and our external world.

The Mission: Human Systems Engineering

I founded CalmLogic to bring this Network Upgrade to the people who keep our world running. Today, my mission is to help teams in high-pressure industries like IT, Finance, Healthcare, Sales, and beyond to optimize their most valuable asset: their people.

At CalmLogic, we don’t do "fluff." We provide practical, science-backed tools that help professionals stay grounded, think clearly, and lead effectively. We aren't here to change who you are; we’re here to help you run your internal network at peak efficiency.

—Scott Manning - Founder and Chief Engineer