What does every founder need? Uninterrupted time for thinking and clarifying ideas and strategy. Where can you get that? At Unplugged.rest. Is it worth it - hell yes. I feel 10 IQ points smarter just by spending 3 days in a log cabin, amongst the trees, away from the hustle of my day-to-day life.
Hector Hughes was beginning to burn out running a tech startup. So one day he took himself to a silent retreat in the Himalayas. Upon his return, he did what every disillusioned employee wants to do - he quit. And then he set up Unplugged.
This is a story of a very empathic founder who followed his intuition and created the perfect getaway for burnt out city folk who want to experience the benefits of a digital detox and connecting with nature.
In Episode 50 Hector and I talk about our inability to stop, tech addiction, burnout, benefits of slowing down, and challenges of an ambitious startup.
I hope you enjoy listening to this episode, but more than anything I hope you get to go on this fantastic retreat as it has completely changed my worldview.
We Discuss:
00:00 - Trailer
02:09 - How Unplugged was born
09:34 - Back in the real world
13:44 - Living in a state of calm
17:12 - Shift to digital
20:56 - Is Metaverse the root of all evil?
24:19 - Who benefits most from Unplugged?
25:59 - Biggest challenge for unplugged
28:55 - How to integrate calm into everyday
32:59 - Being a people pleaser
38:44 - Advice to younger self
43:08 - Busy being busy
46:14 - Company benefit
52:22 - Impossible question
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/unpluggedcabins)
Website: https://unplugged.rest/)
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