{"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.What to listen for:00:41 Learning to Worry01:21 Walk the Lot Mindset03:28 Fear as Responsibility05:07 Paranoia and 3AM Ceilings06:25 Anxiety Superstition Loop08:18 Vacation Disaster Mode10:21 Thinking vs Rumination13:10 Breathwork Replacement14:14 Milestones Won't Fix It15:53 Experience Adds Knives18:47 Fear Makes It Worse19:39 Worry As Energy21:24 Productive Distractions22:29 Finish Small Tasks23:39 Save It For Morning27:17 Worry Versus Solving31:13 One Pebble At A Time34:59 Make Worry A SuperpowerResources:Startup Therapy Podcasthttps://www.startups.com/community/startup-therapyWebsitehttps://www.startups.com/beginLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/startups-co/Join our Network of Top FoundersWil Schroterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/wilschroter/Ryan Rutanhttps://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}