Book | Burn Rate by Andy Dunn (2022)

In "Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind" by Andy Dunn, an entrepreneur graduated from Northwestern University and build bonobos.com, the author discusses bipolar disorder, which is a mental illness that causes extreme mood swings.

These mood swings can result in emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). While hypomania can drive creativity, productivity, confidence, optimism, and vision, the swing between high and low can lead to a harmful jet-setting lifestyle.

​Dunn shares his personal experience and emphasizes that mental illness should not prevent one from achieving success. Overcoming barriers requires courage and the support of family and friends.