Context

I've been thinking about how both founders and people going through painful splits experience intense cycles of hope, failure, and radical self-reinvention. When you're in the middle of a pivot—whether it's a failing business or a fading relationship—do you rely on the same internal coping mechanisms to keep going? I'm curious if the 'hustle' mindset we celebrate in campus incubators is actually just a defense mechanism for when things fall apart in our personal lives.