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Agreed, though Jason (and many others) reiterate that being a founder is inherently "imbalanced", at least during the early days of running a startup. The idea
by danboarder 14y ago
Agreed, though Jason (and many others) reiterate that being a founder is inherently "imbalanced", at least during the early days of running a startup. The idea of living a balanced life is not a priority in entrepreneur culture (perhaps just the opposite, with all-night hackathons etc). It would be great to see a new focus on "life-balance" that goes beyond 'work productivity' blog posts to look at emotional/mental health issues. Personally I find planning time to go out with friends and exercise helps a lot (I began running last year, also hiked the tallest peak in the area 4 times).
- nicksergeant 14y agoI completely agree. I'd rather work for a startup where the founders have a solid life balance than if they're Red Bull-fueled business owners running non-stop. There has to be measurable differences in the ability to make decisions when you have a well-balanced life than if you're laser-focused on your company for years. Even if that means I'd be working for a startup that grows slower, it's more controlled, intelligent growth. Growing smarter, not faster, if you will. Obviously people are going to disagree with this, and that's their thing, but the culture of giving up everything for the off-chance of succeeding at a startup and then having no clue what to do after you've failed... has to stop. Or it'll just stop naturally when all the startup founders have given up on life (which is what we should try to avoid).