A lot of people also spend scads of time contemplating how they would spend the money if they won the lottery and it's generally a waste of time. They probably

A lot of people also spend scads of time contemplating how they would spend the money if they won the lottery and it's generally a waste of time. They probably aren't going to win the lottery and it usually isn't used as a stepping stone to making real life decisions about, say, what kind of career they want to pursue or how they wish to spend their retirement. I used to do that sort of thing and then began going "If I value x, why sit around telling myself I can't possibly have that or some piece of that without winning the lottery? Why not do what I can to actually work towards that to some degree, in some fashion?" So you may get it. That's fine. I don't and that's not commentary on anyone but me and how my mind works.