Huffington: Two years into HuffPost, she collapsed and broke her cheekbone
Arianna Huffington · Arianna Huffington: What great founders do at night · Mar 17, 2023 · at 5:44
Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post and founder of Thrive Global, describes her physical collapse caused by severe work burnout.
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“That morning, when I stood up from my desk to go get a sweater, I remember, because I was cold, and I collapsed and hit my head on my desk, broke my cheekbone.”
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