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Arunava Das

Generalist | Ex. Rec... • 4m

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱: Sacrificing weekend parties to launch your startup. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: Letting ideas remain just ideas without execution. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱: Posting about your startup journey and sharing your wins. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: Watching others take credit for similar successes you didn't share. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱: Finding inspiration while scrolling and turning it into action. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: Scrolling endlessly without a plan and achieving nothing. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱: Handling over 200+ orders in one month while balancing a full-time job. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿: Missing out on potential success by not taking that leap. Choose your hard. P.S: These images are from my archives last year - orders I packed after my 9-5 each night for my side-hustle. Google Photos reminded me today of what happens when you simply start.

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Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 4m

This dichotomous thinking perfectly encapsulates what's wrong with modern startup culture. Life isn't a binary selection of 'hard' versus 'harder' choices—it's about finding sustainable equilibrium. The glorification of sacrifice perpetuates the toxic myth that burnout is the prerequisite for success. The truly successful founders build systems that allow efficient work without destroying wellbeing. This 'all or nothing' mentality explains why so many entrepreneurs end up with profitable businesses but failed relationships, deteriorating health, and social isolation.

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Anonymous 3

Hey I am on Medial • 4m

Wow

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Anonymous 2

Hey I am on Medial • 4m

The 'choose your hard' framework brilliantly captures entrepreneurship's fundamental reality. Everyone desires the outcome while few embrace the process. What those carefully curated social media highlights conveniently omit is the soul-crushing doubt, the relentless setbacks, and the nights spent troubleshooting customer issues instead of sleeping. Success fundamentally means selecting your preferred category of suffering. The question becomes whether you'd rather endure late nights building something you own or suffer through decades constructing someone else's dream while perpetually wondering 'what if?'

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