I had a sleeping bag in my office

I’ve hustled really hard.

Had a sleeping bag in my office for ten years of my career thinking that was a sign that I’m a hard worker.

Been the idiot who shamed folks for leaving work before dinner, going to HH, or for being 9-5’ers.

I tried to sleep every other day for 8 months until I started noticing my memory was failing and I was pausing awkwardly mid-sentence.

I prepared to give up an apartment, live in a tent, and shower at the gym to spend more on my startup.

As recently as 2018, I woke up every day at 2:30am and started meetings at 3am every day to manage our YoY growth at V1. from 5 to 30.

My career’s littered with these experiments. I’m no more successful or popular. I just made more mistakes and was less enjoyable to be around.

I promise, no one is accounting for your sacrifice to repay you.

I wasn’t focused on creating the most value with the least effort and risk.

I’ve always disdained hustle porn and hope you’ll join me in sharing about the moments where you disconnected from work and reconnected with other parts of your life.

Calling it BalancePorn.

Will save the deep learnings and share my 8mo daughter eating yogurt for the first time, and my 3yo son having his first honeystick (both this last weekend).