[markdjacobsen]

This is a good post, and I'm always glad to see discussions about mental health anywhere in the startup scene. However, I agree with the other commenters who note that healthy routines may not be enough to cope with the stresses of running a startup, particularly given the high rate of failure. Even the strongest and healthiest individuals face a high risk of being strained past a breaking point. I wish we talked more about that.

I learned this the hard way, presiding over the failure of a nonprofit I founded. Nothing prepared me for the sheer level of stress and exhaustion, the aftermath, and the recovery process.

I wrote a book about this to help others, in case anyone is going through something similar: "Eating Glass: The Inner Journey Through Failure and Renewal." [0]

[0] www.markdjacobsen.com/eating-glass/