👋 Hi Makers! How do you keep up with the emotional madness of the startup journey? 😤

Tea, water, and unlimited breaks 👌🏽 . Hope you find a technique that works for you and good luck on your journey!

Ok I understand this is usually not the place to advertise, but this emotional madness is why our team at Angle Audio hosts several weekly conversations for founders and startup people on our audio platform (it's free and globally available). One of them is actually called "Founders Therapy" and you can just connect in a conversation (audio only) with other founders, who understand the things startup people struggle with. Just feeling understood, sometimes helps so much. And personally, I try to dedicate time to hobbies such as skiing and surfing in my case. The change of scenery and focus on something I have to do with my whole body really helps me to A) relax and B) clear my mind and maybe shift the perspective a bit. After a good session, everything that's hard at work, is a bit less hard. :)

We are accepting the madness as unavoidable. That's how it is, we let it sink in and pray thankfulness that we are allowed to be close to the true dynamics of existance.

I simply go to bed taking a nap in the middle of the day, wake up with refreshed mind and focus on my work again is the best thing and been working for me.

There are a few things that I practice to ensure I'm calm and clear on a day-to-day basis. First, and most important, is getting good sleep. Ice Bath's once or twice a week to shock the system (also really wakes you up). Besides that I communicate regularly with my co-founders, family, and close friends on things that are weighing me down. Lastly, reading or going for a run or walk. That all being said, it's impossible not to feel overwhelmed at one point or another. Startups are unpredictable. Mike Tyson put it best; everyones got a plan until they get punched in the mouth! You just gotta roll with the punches and not take life, and yourself, too seriously!

The best players on the field are those who make decisions automatically without thinking too much about their next move. They do it by mastering certain movements, or in another words habits. Habits allow you to execute whether you feel like it or not. Also test your habits and put yourself in emotional situations even when everything goes smooth and according to the plan. This way habits become even stronger

I would recommend looking into transcendental meditation as it can really help with keeping your emotions in line and give you peace of mind!

I found that being more aware of my personal limits and having a self-care plan has helped keep me sane. When I'm starting to feel stressed or tired, I take a break and turn to the self-care plan: "Enough creating user personas for now. Time to play some rocket car soccer"

I am with you on this one! it is tough getting your business off the ground once you launch! for me I'd say embrace it! its all part of the journey