Higher income doesn't automatically mean stability. This episode explores why many founders are surviving at a higher baseline, using the image of a dream car with defective airbags to reveal the difference between movement and protection.

You’re not tired because of your workload. You’re tired because your decisions never end. This is the cognitive tax, and it’s draining more than your time.

You made more money, but the pressure didn’t go away. It got heavier. This is the high income, low protection gap and why your system is still relying on you to hold everything together.