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← Working too hard is not burnout, it is tiredness; burnout needs your values to be out of alignment with the work.

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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Working too hard is not burnout, it is tiredness; burnout needs your values to be out of alignment with the work. Working too hard is not burnout, it istiredness; burnout needs your values to beout of alignment with the work. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Mar 2026 NF Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Burnout comes from not caring and from not feeling needed, not from working the hardest. — tap to centre the map on it Burnout comes from not caring andfrom not feeling needed, not fromworking the hardest. Last stated 4 years ago 23 Sept 2022 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2022-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Burnout is not working too much; what ground him down at his company was people: co-founder conflict and high-stress customers. — tap to centre the map on it Burnout is not working too much;what ground him down at his companywas people: co-founder conflict andhigh-stress customers. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advice on how hard to work should only be taken from someone who has burned out before. — tap to centre the map on it Advice on how hard to work shouldonly be taken from someone who hasburned out before. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder. — tap to centre the map on it People are unhappy in their careerswhen the thing they want and thework it takes to get it are out ofsync, not because they climbed thewrong ladder. Last stated 12 months ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The valuable skill is stopping and recovering while the work is still unfinished, not the capacity to push yourself harder. — tap to centre the map on it The valuable skill is stopping andrecovering while the work is stillunfinished, not the capacity to pushyourself harder. Last stated 5 years ago by 29 Jul 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Passion for your work is not something you identify in advance and follow; it is cultivated over time. — tap to centre the map on it Passion for your work is notsomething you identify in advanceand follow; it is cultivated overtime. Last stated 14 years ago 29 Aug 2012 CN Cal Newport — holds since 2012-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company. — tap to centre the map on it A company should manufacture freshinternal challenges for its bestpeople, because the alternative isthat they go and find thosechallenges at another company. Last stated 5 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ask "how hard can it be?" rather than forecasting the difficulty, because the work really is harder than you think and the suffering is better taken a day at a time. — tap to centre the map on it Ask "how hard can it be?" ratherthan forecasting the difficulty,because the work really is harderthan you think and the suffering isbetter taken a day at a time. Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment:the chief executive has to make thedecision that makes sense to them,however much momentum thealternative has. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enougheventually has no need forinvestors. Last stated 6 days ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common finalownership stake for the founder of aVC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it AI factories and foundries are toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is thewrong mantra when you are dealingwith atoms; the job is to move fastand ship safely. Last stated a month ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. — tap to centre the map on it DeepSeek's paper was the single mostimportant thing Silicon Valleyresearchers read in years. Last stated 8 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. — tap to centre the map on it Moonshots succeed more often thanSilicon Valley's use of the wordadmits -- we actually got to themoon. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Working too hard is not burnout, it is tiredness; burnout needs your values to be out of alignment with the work. Last stated 22 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Nicole Forsgren Read this korrent →