Dr. Alok 'Dr. K' Kanojia

It's even like positive feelings, like excitement.

I get so excited about starting this company that I don't bother to think through whether it is a good idea.

So my life becomes a series of spurts of motivation followed by a lack of follow through.

And over time, once again, what happens?

The future constricts because I'm not actually building towards everything.

Everything is a project that is half completed.

Now, y'all may say, but Dr. K, what about people who act a lot, right?

Aren't they really happy?

Let's say they think this much and they feel this much.

So this is a great example of my classic high-performing patient.

This is your FANG engineer.

This is your second-year surgery resident at the Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts General Hospital.

This is your startup CEO who is starting the third company, and they have $100 million.

All they are is action, action, action, action.

And lots of us, we love these people, right?

We elevate these people.

We think, oh, I want to be like this.

Those fucking people wind up in my office, too.

These are the people who are burnt out.

These are the people who will also have imposter syndrome.