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Most people reporting to me make >$200k total comp, some by quite a lot. I see no evidence that they're happier than my high school classmates. The highest earn

Most people reporting to me make >$200k total comp, some by quite a lot. I see no evidence that they're happier than my high school classmates. The highest earner quite certainly wasn't the happiest. Somewhere, there's an eighteen-year-old doing affiliate marketing (maybe ICOs now?) who outearns all of us, with less than zero institutional prestige. It's a big world. Money is excellent, but it's (a) less effective in buying happiness than you think, and (b) found in more places than you think. Seriously, talk to a therapist--these thoughts are hurting both your mental health and your earning potential.

sadamznintern 8y ago
>Money is excellent, but it's (a) less effective in buying happiness than you think To me, money is how I want to live without fear. I grew up pretty upper middle class but my parents were petrified of the littlest things (putting up the thermostat at 80 instead of 85, staying at a non-terrifying $80 a night motel instead of a terrifying $65 a night one). We're pretty secure but everyone I knew grew up more "confidently" and now makes more than me.