When I started my company before I met my wife the goal was a billion dollar exit, private jets and …

I think there must be a genetic predisposition to burn out as I have noticed many people that should be burning out but do not. My burnout was clearly genetic (hEDS) as is the burnout of everyone I personally know. Looking at the stats of people hospitalized with Covid there appears to be a subset of people who will die before experiencing a level of stress that could induce burnout or even trigger post viral fatigue. My rough estimate is that 50% of the population cannot burn out. It appears to only become chronic burnout in 20% of those that do (10% of general pop) and half of those appear to have ADHD and or generalized joint hyper mobility (GJH) which suggests a strong genetic component to the duration and severity. That said AI founders are not the general population and there are a few strong selection criteria biases that I think likely favors those who are likely to burn out.

I noticed there is zero mention of burnout in the article, which is exactly what every one of these founders will get if they keep pushing at the crazy pace they are going at Or just pretend that you, and the people you ape, aren't taking drugs to keep yourself going. As much as I dislike a certain high-profile African-American rocket launching car salesman tech bro, at least he doesn't hide his addiction.

I've just turned 40, have been married for almost 20 years, and now have a 9-month-old baby. I've spent most of what would otherwise be my free time working, ever since I was 15 and bought into the American idea of entrepreneurship and became obsessed with technology. Before having the baby, I'd leave the premises maybe twice a week, forced by necessity, mostly for health reasons, and I couldn't care less most of the time about seeing a blue sky or hearing the birds sing. I've probably never worked the insane hours some entrepreneurs put in, but I've definitely worked far more than most people I know. My wife is the same. We have a great relationship, and I love my daughter, who I'm lucky to spend time with every day since I set my own hours. But if there's one thing I'm always chasing hours to do more, is working, creating. It doesn't even feel like work, as long as it's something I'm b…