Sleepless Nights, Missing Social Events: Delhi Entrepreneur’s Success Mantra Leaves Internet Fuming

A Delhi-based entrepreneur has sparked controversy after boasting on social media about ‘sleepless nights’ to achieve his ‘dream life’. The 23-year-old entrepreneur, Kushal Arora, claimed that he worked long hours, sacrificed his sleep and missed social events to achieve his goals. The entrepreneur also highlighted that his sacrifices at that time helped him achieve financial success, and now he earns a staggering $5,00,000 (Rs 4 crore approximately) annually.

However, his post on X (formerly Twitter) has not been received well with many users rejecting his success mantra. Instead of the admiration he expected from viewers, the social media users slammed him for creating undue pressure on youngsters.

The post also ignited a debate about the importance of sleep, work-life balance, and the potential negative consequences of prioritising career over well-being.

“I am 23 years old, earning over $5,00,000 annually. When students of my age were partying and chilling, I was having sleepless nights working, missing social events, dealing with failures/rejection, and losing work-life balance. But, I chose that. Are you building your dream life?” Arora wrote.

The post was shared on October 16, and since then social media users have chimed into the comment section to share their views. While the entrepreneur intended to inspire the young minds, not all were impressed by the idea. Some praised his efforts and said that he is setting the right example; others believed that his post would create unnecessary pressure for the younger generations.

“Many 23-year olds are still partying, chilling, figuring out, and taking it easy! Kudos to you for setting a great example to this generation,” said a user.

“You lived your life, they are living theirs. Not everyone dreams of earning so much, stop making it a fancy show-off. You worked hard, you got your money. Live with it. Stop creating that pressure for the younger lot if they don’t earn this much,” read a comment.

Another comment read, “I was partying at that age and now earning more then what you have mentioned. What I want to say is if it is working for you then it doesn’t mean it will work for everyone. Another example, Lakhs of players dedicate their lives to play for India but only 11 qualify.”

“You can party and chill sometimes, no need to hustle all day every day,” expressed a user.

Reacting to the backlash he faced, the young entrepreneur said, “I am just sharing my journey of retiring from my parents when I was just 19. If that’s creating any pressure on the young people, they can happily mute my content. But, my target audience is young people looking for motivation.”

Till now, the post has amassed more than 2,05,000 views, and the numbers are still increasing.