# Insane Founder

> A science-backed weekly newsletter on founder psychology, emotional resilience, and the hidden forces shaping how we lead.

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## Posts
- [4 essays on the founder's mind last month](https://insanefounder.com/p/4-essays-on-the-founder-s-mind-last-month): Researches in defence mechanisms, difficult conversations, and the best method for behavioural change
- [The tug-of-war we keep losing to ourselves](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-tug-of-war-we-keep-losing-to-ourselves): What decades of behavioral research says about breaking a habit on our own 
- [How to talk to someone who won't take responsibility](https://insanefounder.com/p/how-to-talk-to-someone-who-won-t-take-responsibility): The communication science of difficult conversations
- [Aren't you tired of excuses? ](https://insanefounder.com/p/arent-you-tired-of-excuses):  The psychology of defence mechanisms
- [How to take productive holidays](https://insanefounder.com/p/how-to-take-productive-holidays): The fade-out effect: What a meta-analysis of 1,428 employees tells us about time away
- [Four psychology essays for founders](https://insanefounder.com/p/four-psychology-essays-for-founders): ICYMI: Cognitive fatigue, certainty bias, AI companionship, and the neuroscience of vibes
- [AI won't get sick of you. That's the problem.](https://insanefounder.com/p/ai-won-t-get-sick-of-you-that-s-the-problem): Research on human-AI relationships is catching up. Here's what it's finding.
- [The cognitive bias that keeps your business from growing](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-cognitive-bias-that-keeps-your-business-from-growing): The certainty effect, and why we undervalue opportunities we can't guarantee
- [The science of running out of... brain...](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-science-of-running-out-of-brain): Cognitive fatigue: A 2022 neuro-metabolic study revealed something unexpected about what happens to your prefrontal cortex after a full day of hard thinking
- [The neuroscience of vibes](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-neuroscience-of-vibes): The three principles that explain every great (and terrible) meeting you've ever been in
- [When being good frees us to be bad](https://insanefounder.com/p/when-being-good-frees-us-to-be-bad): Part 2: Why people betray – moral self-licensing & moral disengagement  
- [The psychology behind betrayal](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-psychology-behind-betrayal): Part 1: What four decades of research says about why people in your team betray you
- [When everything becomes too much](https://insanefounder.com/p/when-everything-becomes-too-much): Why 1 in 3 people experience sensory overload intensely, and the accidental experiment that helped me reset
- [Neuroscience behind your 'gut feeling'](https://insanefounder.com/p/neuroscience-behind-your-gut-feeling): How the brain simulates the future for better decisions: episodic future thinking
- [Why we should value the unfocused mind](https://insanefounder.com/p/why-we-should-value-the-unfocused-mind): The brain science behind mind wandering: associative recombination & default mode network 
- [What if resilience isn't about bouncing back?](https://insanefounder.com/p/what-if-resilience-isn-t-about-bouncing-back): The science of post-traumatic growth
- [You know, this is like, hurting your credibility... Right? ](https://insanefounder.com/p/you-know-this-is-like-hurting-your-credibility-right): Filler words, verbal hedges, and why language is the an underrated leadership skill (part 2) 
- [Your face is saying something. Do you know what it is?](https://insanefounder.com/p/your-face-is-saying-something-do-you-know-what-it-is): Mirror neurons, the chameleon effect, and why some people make you feel seen without saying much (part 1) 
- [The hunger beneath our need to be in control](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-hunger-beneath-our-need-to-be-in-control): 4 essays on what's really happening when uncertainty gets under your skin
- [How to stop needing the answer](https://insanefounder.com/p/how-to-stop-needing-the-answer): 5 evidence-based ways to build a higher tolerance in uncertain times 
- [The real reason you doomscroll](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-real-reason-you-doomscroll): How to build a mind that can handle uncertainty
- [Why nice founders struggle with authority](https://insanefounder.com/p/why-nice-founders-struggle-with-authority): The psychology of authority: what the Interpersonal Circumplex reveals about warmth and power
- [How to calm your body fast during a crisis (according to science)](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-science-backed-technique-to-calm-your-body-fast-during-a-crisis): A breathwork protocol I relied on during the most intense stress I’ve experienced
- [Four essays to nourish a founder’s mind this lunar new year](https://insanefounder.com/p/four-essays-to-nourish-a-founder-s-mind-this-lunar-new-year): Stanford's study on 'wise criticism', Ambiversion as a better trait, Impression Management for personal branding, and sugar's threat to emotional stability. 
- [How to influence the way others see you](https://insanefounder.com/p/how-to-influence-the-way-others-see-you): Impression Management: the soft skill behind every strong personal brand
- [The hidden threat to your mental stability](https://insanefounder.com/p/the-hidden-threat-to-your-mental-stability): The cost of sugar: cognitive function, addiction and mental health
- [7 signs you’re not an introvert or an extrovert](https://insanefounder.com/p/7-signs-you-re-not-an-introvert-or-an-extrovert): The science behind the ambivert advantage in leadership
- [How not to trigger defensiveness when you criticise](https://insanefounder.com/p/how-not-to-trigger-defensiveness-when-you-criticise): What Stanford researchers learned about “wise” criticism
- [Why 'more pain' can feel better](https://insanefounder.com/p/why-more-pain-can-feel-better): The Peak–End Rule - the psychology behind strong endings in leadership