#50, Unplugged - Digital Detox for Your Mind and Body - What Every Founder Needs - w/ Hector Hughes
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 Hector Hughes: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-hughes IG: https://www.instagram.com/unplugged.rest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unplugged.rest Twitter: https://twitter.com/unpluggedcabins Website: https://unplugged.rest/ Follow me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky HVO Search: https://www.hvosearch.com LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Follow, Rate, and leave a REVIEW.