The founder delusion
28 Nov 2025 · 1 min
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Robert Ta argues that founders who skip exercise, eat poorly, and sleep badly burn out fast. Your brain needs metabolic efficiency to solve problems and lead. Health is the engine of wealth.
Robert Ta argues that founders who skip exercise, eat poorly, and sleep badly burn out fast. Your brain needs metabolic efficiency to solve problems and lead. Health is the engine of wealth.
Most founders don't take care of their health, then they burn out, they get depressed, life fucking sucks. And then every single day, it's a battle to drag ass, to get yourself in front of the team, keep composure with them and investors and customers. And you feel shitty the entire time. You know why I know this? Because I've been there. So number one meeting you always gotta make as a founder. Hit the fucking gym, go out for a run, move your body, exercise. The latest research shows brain energy comes from physical health. Your metabolic efficiency, mitochondrial efficiency. If those are threatened, your brain energy that provides that precious intellectual capacity to solve hard problems, build a better future. That shit goes to waste. So work on your movement. Eat better, sleep better, do the basics. Because at the end of the day, health is the engine that builds wealth. Get after it. I believe in you.
