NotesIn recent years, a new wave of peer-reviewed research indicates that launching a business can dramatically reduce stress and improve physical and mental health. That revelation first gained traction with a groundbreaking paper published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. In it, researchers compared a nationally representative sample of employees and entrepreneurs on various health factors, including blood pressure, physician visits, physical and mental illness, and overall well-being. The results overwhelmingly favored entrepreneurs, who evidenced significantly lower blood pressure and hypertension rates, fewer hospital visits, and reduced incidence of physical and mental illnesses.
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Notes"Paul Graham has a theory. He believes that, given $10,000 and 3-6 months, two or three entrepreneurs can create a start up worth investing in, and ultimately (within a few years), worth buying for at least $1,000,000."Unfurl
There is mounting evidence that starting a business reduces stress–and persistent myths that are stopping employees from taking the plunge | Fortune