What I have found is that you need to separate your personal worth from your startup/professional worth. Do not derive your personal identity from your startup. Although it is easier said than done, but you don't have a choice.
Are you doing anything outside of your startup? Like learning a new language, getting into Art/Movie clubs or travelling?
Good advice. It's amazing how we manage to convince ourselves that we arent human, and forget that we need to move around, smell, feel and see new things, talk to other people, eat relaxed meals, walk around, etc. We are animals, and I mean that in a good way. Only a small part of our brain is "rational"... Make sure you keep the rest of it happy too!
Seconded - while a founder pretty much lives and breathes startup, having a retreat once so often helps great not only in de-stressing, it grounds you and realigns yourself to the world.
Some times when ya got a memory leak you just gotta reboot the comp and start fresh and clean. Good luck from Palo Alto, CA.
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What I have found is that you need to separate your personal worth from your startup/professional worth. Do not derive your personal identity from your startup. Although it is easier said than done, but you don't have a choice.
Are you doing anything outside of your startup? Like learning a new language, getting into Art/Movie clubs or travelling?
Good advice. It's amazing how we manage to convince ourselves that we arent human, and forget that we need to move around, smell, feel and see new things, talk to other people, eat relaxed meals, walk around, etc. We are animals, and I mean that in a good way. Only a small part of our brain is "rational"... Make sure you keep the rest of it happy too!
Seconded - while a founder pretty much lives and breathes startup, having a retreat once so often helps great not only in de-stressing, it grounds you and realigns yourself to the world.
Some times when ya got a memory leak you just gotta reboot the comp and start fresh and clean. Good luck from Palo Alto, CA.