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I can see people who haven't hit that level of burnout might think Yishan is being crazy or an idiot. The truth is that startups can be insanely difficult and s
by malanj 12y ago
I can see people who haven't hit that level of burnout might think Yishan is being crazy or an idiot. The truth is that startups can be insanely difficult and stressful, especially if it's your first time.
Once you've hit the wall the smallest thing can crack you up. I've seen people break down in a boardroom over seemingly trivial issues, but through the lens of years of insane stress it made sense.
- sidcool 12y agoOn top of what you have stated, every person has a different level of tolerance to burn out. Heavy workaholics can go on for months before succumbing.
- kordless 12y agoStress is a result of expectations. Expectations lie in the future, which pulls us away from being present. Life sucks if you aren't present, so it necessitates reminding yourself of intent and not of unmet expectations.
- zemvpferreira 12y agoSomeone else has been reading Ekhart Tolle lately.
- vidarh 12y agoOr any of the large number of Eastern philosophies that Tolle has taken most of his stuff from, many of which manage to present it in far less pseudo-mystical packaging than Tolle.
- kordless 12y agoOr massive amounts of therapy after having a mid-life crisis. :)
- zemvpferreira 12y agoOf course, that was a half-joking nudge. I'm in the same position myself: having a quarter-life crisis and trying to read my way through it
- kordless 12y agoI've never read him, but I'll have to check him out!
- serve_yay 12y agoSometimes people do ill-advised things for completely understandable reasons. Doesn't make the situation any less bad.