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Why Successful Founders Can't Switch Off — Even When Everything Is Going Well
You closed your laptop hours ago. So why is your mind still at work? You've built something meaningful. You've solved difficult problems, managed uncertainty, carried responsibility, and achieved things many people only dream of. But there's something you may not have figured out yet. How to actually stop. You're sitting at dinner with your partner, but part of you is still working through tomorrow's decisions. You're playing with your children, yet your attention keeps drift
Wout Eeckhout
14 minutes ago4 min read
No such thing as bad feelings
Recently, I was on a call with a potential client. At one point, he shared that he was feeling bad about the possibility of not buying from me. While I assured him that there was no expectation to buy — this was simply a call to research my new target audience — what struck me most was something else entirely. The idea that there could even be such a thing as a bad feeling. Feelings are just feelings. Yet modern culture teaches us to divide them into good and bad. Joy is good
Wout Eeckhout
46 minutes ago2 min read
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