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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.Sign up for the Startups Newsletterhttps://www.startups.com/newsletterResources: Startup Therapy Podcast https://www.startups.com/begin Join our Network of Top Founders Send an email to therapy@startups.com What to Listen For 00:00 Intro 00:45 The Hustle Porn hype: The 100-hours work week 05:21 How many hours a day are your peak hours? 09:25 If you give yourself more hours, you spend more hours 13:15 Why are your work days loaded? 18:54 When you think you’re crushing it 22:30 Oh, you’re crushing it but at what cost? 28:02 The 30-second success story of a founder on social media 31:19 Get out of the habit of ‘how you’re crushing it’ 32:28 Those who don’t brag about crushing it are actually the ones getting the work done 35:55 We need to put an end to the hustle porn