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Scenario

When partners push each other past sustainable limits to prove commitment

My co-founder and I have been bootstrapping for two years and we're both burned out but we keep pushing each other to do more instead of having the conversation about whether this pace is sustainable or smart. We've become afraid that if either of us admits we need to slow down, it means we're not committed enough.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people have created a dynamic where admitting human limitations feels like betraying shared ambition.

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