{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Therapy","title":"How to be Great at Worrying","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ad0de6f5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2155,"description":"Ever wake up at 3:00 AM convinced your startup is about to break? The conversation unpacks how founders can’t really “leave work,” and how constant vigilance can turn into fear dressed up as responsibility—endless rumination that produces stress, not decisions. Will shares decades of 3:00 AM worry cycles, the superstition that anxiety prevents disaster, and how even vacations get hijacked by disaster simulations (including getting hacked on the way to Comic-Con). They draw a line between real thinking that creates options and looping that creates suffering, then discuss practical replacements: box breathing to fall back asleep, gratitude to reset perspective, and self-talk that puts the “experienced founder” back in charge. The goal isn’t to stop worrying, but to channel that energy into small, solvable actions instead of spirals.\nWhat to listen for:\n00:41 Learning to Worry\n01:21 Walk the Lot Mindset\n03:28 Fear as Responsibility\n05:07 Paranoia and 3AM Ceilings\n06:25 Anxiety Superstition Loop\n08:18 Vacation Disaster Mode\n10:21 Thinking vs Rumination\n13:10 Breathwork Replacement\n14:14 Milestones Won't Fix It\n15:53 Experience Adds Knives\n18:47 Fear Makes It Worse\n19:39 Worry As Energy\n21:24 Productive Distractions\n22:29 Finish Small Tasks\n23:39 Save It For Morning\n27:17 Worry Versus Solving\n31:13 One Pebble At A Time\n34:59 Make Worry A Superpower\nResources:\nStartup Therapy Podcast\nhttps://www.startups.com/community/startup-therapy\nWebsite\nhttps://www.startups.com/begin\nLinkedIn\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/startups-co/\nJoin our Network of Top Founders\nWil Schroter\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wilschroter/\nRyan Rutan\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-rutan/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9y9tyZ-ziui558cT6TMlYq3DaFTS8yyOuY7HekWBCbM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzYzOTYvMTU3NjI4/MDk2MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}