I almost burned out managing 5 SaaS products—here's why delegation is harder than shipping

I almost burned out managing 5 SaaS products—here's why delegation is harder than shipping The meme is that solo founders burn out from overwork. The reality? We burn out from anxiety about overwork. Last week, I caught myself deep in the delegation trap. ListingVid is shipping fast. OhMyLead is scaling. EST8 needs attention. We have Perfect Skin operations to run. And I was making every decision because "I knew best." It's a lie we founders tell ourselves. Why delegation feels impossible The trend right now on r/indiehackers and Indie Hackers is clear: founder burnout peaks not when you're drowning, but when you could delegate and won't. The friction isn't the work—it's the anxiety. "No one will understand the vision." "I haven't documented it well enough." "They'll make mistakes I'd catch." "It's faster if I just do it." All true. Also all irrelevant. What actually happened when I delegated I hired someone I trusted. Spent a day training them. Then—and this was the hard part—I stayed