Some time ago I read 'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' by Ben Horowitz and what you describe reminds me about 'The Struggle'. Ben Horowitz wrote about it in a

Some time ago I read 'The Hard Thing about Hard Things' by Ben Horowitz and what you describe reminds me about 'The Struggle'. Ben Horowitz wrote about it in a blog post too [1] and I find it gives a much better impression how entrepreneurship feels like, than most other descriptions. Always monitor your mental health and when in doubt, keep it first. [1]: https://a16z.com/2012/06/15/the-struggle-2/ https://a16z.com/2012/06/15/the-struggle-2/