> I honestly don't understand the mentality that drives someone to keep working after they've made, say, $100 million. Most people reading this site are in the

> I honestly don't understand the mentality that drives someone to keep working after they've made, say, $100 million. Most people reading this site are in the 1% of the world and could easily retire to a lower cost of living area right now or after a few years of saving. They usually don't: Firstly, because the drive that gets you to earn that kind of money also keeps you going. If you're used to and can handle 80 hour weeks, going to 0 is likely to make you feel unfulfilled quite fast (which is also why I don't fully buy the child story). Secondly, you always judge yourself in regards your friend group, and usually quite badly. This might seem absurd to us, but they might be looking at their friends with private jets, yachts and paintings valued more than their total net worth and not feel like they are at the top. There are exception, of course, but I doubt you'll find many of them in the extreme environments at the top of the business hierarchy.