Why startup founders have mood swings (and why they may have uses) – LessWrong

A good article.

Too often when working on a startup, you have a number of core beliefs or assumptions that can be corrected during the down swings.

Those negative swings are a way of letting you see through the assumptions and re-evaluate their importance.

The upswings are lies, that is what I've always told myself.

The middle band is the nice place to be.