Dave KashenStartup CEO Coach / 2x founder

Burnout Isn't About The Hours, It's About Resistance. #innergame #founderleadership #startuplife

19 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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This content was created by Dave Kashen. This content was uploaded by Dave Kashen. This is a YouTube video titled "Burnout Isn't About The Hours, It's About Resistance. #innergame #founderleadership #startuplife" (created 2025-11-19T15:02:42+00:00). The excerpt is a short monologue by Dave Kashen in which he argues that burnout often stems from internal resistance to tasks rather than just long hours, noting that some founders work long hours without burning out while others burn out despite fewer hours. The content is framed for founders/startup leadership and self-management.

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I think burnout is caused as much by resistance as it is by just working a lot. So like, I know some founders who work crazy amount of hours but don't burn out, while others work actually less hours than them but do burn out. So it's not just about quantity, although we'll talk about quantity in a second. I think a lot of it is resistance. And what I mean by that is often we're like choosing to do something but resisting doing it at the same time. And so that like inner resistance drains our energy.