Sad entrepreneurs
Axel Villamil
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Is the pressure to constantly hustle and grind contributing to the mental health crisis among entrepreneurs?
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Penny Hartley@tr1p3
I don't believe it is a pure entrepreneur focused issue but more so that's it's unfortunately a common problem across all jobs now: According to a new Forbes statistic: "Depressive symptoms grew from a base of about 193 million people worldwide to 246 million, which is about 28%. Anxiety disorders grew from about 298 million people affected to 374 million, which is about a 25% increase." But I can see how there is additional pressure with tech evolving faster than things being able to be created and everyone is drawing from a much smaller pool
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Perhaps! I think we're also in the midst of a paradigm shift to focus more on outcomes, not outputs.
But, it's hard to unlearn old habits. I battle with this myself too.
Outputs are visible - it's in the realm of your control and can create a sense of certainty (whether or not the certainty is true).
Outcomes are a bit more of a wild card. You can do what you can to set yourself up for success, but it also requires a little bit of luck.
Maybe we'll all be happier and more curious human beings if we give ourself more compassion and release control. Wdyt?
@gracehur I absolutely agree with you. We're so hard on ourselves, yet we speak about moving away from this toxic mentality of what is stereotypically known as success. I think we just have to all work on it. A billion dollars, a yacht or a Lamborghini doesn't mean happiness. I'm seeing society (at least the people that I'm exposed to) truly moving toward more quality time, real connection, financial stability and freedom as true measures of success. I feel like I'm on a tangent but your response is awesome thank you.
@axelvillamil Yes!! At the end of the day, we are all social creatures. Forming and building deep connections is our species's superpower if we let it be.
Likewise - thanks for sharing such beautiful thoughts ðŸ’