[jeffreyshaw]

It has perhaps been said numerous times before, but you may want to not worry about the negative aspects of something.

You know what I just did? I just wrote down my "To Do List" for my y combinator interview. Book flights, book hotel, design printed handouts....etc. Put it out into the universe that you will get invited out for an interview. Believe that you will get it and you'll be more likely to.

I can't back this up with any sort of scientific or market data but it has often worked for me and other successful people I know.

Maybe even put that to do list under your pillow.

[mgallivan]

If you're writing to do lists after Y Combinator, you're probably writing them before too - which means you're already ahead of a lot of people (motivationally speaking).