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We Need Outside Interests that Consume Us
What if we had a passion that consumed us more than our startup?
Being a Founder means thinking about your startup constantly. It’s not just work—it’s identity. And over time, it quietly starts to absorb more and more of our energy, attention, and sense of self.
For most people with “normal” jobs, the solution to burnout is taking a break—a vacation, a long weekend, a few nights offline. That works because their jobs stop when they walk away. But for Founders, our jobs never really stop. Our minds don’t clock out at 5pm. Even when we’re technically away, our brains keep running the simulation—funding, hiring, product, growth.
We can’t pretend like we can just flip the switch and shut it off. But what we can do is create a counterforce—somet...