"...an underlying sense that their work isn’t worth the grueling effort they’re putting into it." Just because you've become wealthy doesn't mean that you find

"...an underlying sense that their work isn’t worth the grueling effort they’re putting into it." Just because you've become wealthy doesn't mean that you find meaning in your work. Or, conversely, non-wealthy people can also fall into this syndrome. There is certainly another population of people who started out and continued doing what they love and in the process became wealthy. It'd be interesting to identify and interview both groups and look for what makes the difference. For example, what about the Harvard MBAs who took control of a struggling company, turned it around and grew the workforce, putting more people to work and winning the allegiance of their customers. I'd guess that group would find much more meaning in that result than the bulk of the hedge fund group.