What is going wrong with mental health in the tech industry?
summary
Founders in tech report twice the rate of suicidal thoughts, three times more substance abuse and ten times more bipolar disorder than the general population, and one organizer notes losing a founder to suicide almost every month last year. Practical fixes include meditation 15–45 minutes daily, nature retreats, exercise using J&J 7-minute workout app, reusable yellow benches for people to ask “how are you”, and cultural changes: stop glorifying hustle, stop blackballing down rounds, and build support networks that lift people after failure.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:37Working harder is the answer
- 4:39VCs
- 8:26Hustle
- 9:18The epidemic
- 10:10Coping mechanisms
- 10:49Nature
- 11:26Exercise
- 12:10Meditation
- 14:45Nihilism
- 15:45We are so ridiculous
- 17:11Stop being childish
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