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Remember: applications for the winter vintage of our network catalyst accelerator are due September 20 — make sure to apply before then. Check out more info below.

Erik is joined on this episode by Dr. Cameron Sepah (@drsepah), founder, investor, entrepreneur, and a clinical psychologist.

They talk about:

- Why founders have to be “chief psychologists” (as popularized by Mark Suster)

- Which frameworks for personality types are helpful and which are not

- Why “to be great you have to be a bit abnormal”

- His recommendations on sleep, physical activity, and nutrition

- What a “dopamine fast” is and why you should commit to one

- Why meditation is not a panacea

- The difference between Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

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Find out more and apply before September 20 at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.