Stop Glorifying "Hustle Porn"

<p>In today’s Startup Therapy Podcast, Wil and Ryan talk about the 100-hour work week. The adrenaline to overexert and overwork yourself so you can get more things done is a hustle that no founder should be investing into. Here’s why. You can only get things done at your peak hours. No one gets productive a hundred hours a week. It’s an awful burnout.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for the Startups Newsletter</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.startups.com/newsletter"><strong>https://www.startups.com/newsletter</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/startup-therapy">Startup Therapy Podcast</a><strong> </strong> </li> <li><a href="https://www.startups.com/begin">https://www.startups.com/begin</a></li> <li>Join our <a href="https://www.startups.com/community/founder-groups">Network of Top Founders</a> </li> <li>Send an email to <a href="mailto:therapy@startups.com">therapy@startups.com</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What to Listen For</strong></p><ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>00:45 The Hustle Porn hype: The 100-hours work week</li> <li>05:21 How many hours a day are your peak hours?</li> <li>09:25 If you give yourself more hours, you spend more hours</li> <li>13:15 Why are your work days loaded?</li> <li>18:54 When you think you’re crushing it</li> <li>22:30 Oh, you’re crushing it but at what cost?</li> <li>28:02 The 30-second success story of a founder on social media</li> <li>31:19 Get out of the habit of ‘how you’re crushing it’</li> <li>32:28 Those who don’t brag about crushing it are actually the ones getting the work done</li> <li>35:55 We need to put an end to the hustle porn</li> </ul>