James and Freddie tackle a question most founders won't admit they're sitting with: when the business is in flux and you're in performance mode around the clock, how do you stay connected to who you actually are?

This isn't about rest. It's about what happens to your judgment, your team, and your business when you've drifted so far from reality that you stop seeing what's actually in front of you. James and Freddie work through why performance and authenticity aren't opposites, what it costs founders when they treat them as if they are, and why the pattern underneath burnout, co-founder blowups, and bad hiring decisions is often exactly this.

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