What's up everyone, this is Alex Lieberman,

co-founder and executive chairman of Morning Brew.

Welcome back to Founder's Journal,

my personal audio diary, where I give you the business builder,

the tools you need to think better in order to build better,

whether that's building a business, a team, or a new product.

This week on Founder's Journal,

we're doing things a little differently.

We are dropping a mini-series focused on being your best self.

I'm giving you mental models, strategies, and tips

to get you in the right mindset before the new year.

That means instead of just one episode Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday, this week we're giving you two,

a new show that you won't want to miss,

plus a classic episode you maybe haven't heard before.

Today's classic episode,

originally published on August 4th,

is all about how to unplug from work

while you're out of office.

Let's hop into it.

Entrepreneurs and competitive careerists,

I came up with that, it's an unnatural term.

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