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Podcast: The Mental Offload Podcast
Episode: How to Take a Real Summer Break
Description: Summertime, and the livin' is…easy? It's supposed to be, but around the world, toxic productivity culture and late-stage capitalism are conspiring with a message for employees: don't relax too much, okay? These messages are subtle, but the impacts aren't. We're sitting on record numbers of unused vacation days, and those who do take off are still feeling pulled to keep an one eye on their work projects. And yet, almost no one believes this is a good thing. There's widespread acknowledgement that we want more time off, more ability to disconnect, more confidence about le...