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Solo founders burn time and energy obsessively tracking competitors

A bootstrapped SaaS founder describes chronic anxiety driven by over-monitoring competitors, which produces no productive outcome and drains focus from building the product. The post surfaces a common solopreneur struggle: balancing competitive awareness with mental health and deep work.

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