The Illusion of Wealth: Why More Money Doesn't Mean More Happiness
00:00:00.000 | I spent a lot of time in proximity to extraordinary wealth.
00:00:04.580 | I know it does not make people happy.
00:00:06.580 | And just because you've got hundreds of millions of dollars
00:00:09.500 | or billions of dollars does not make for a healthy,
00:00:13.260 | flourishing, holistic life.
00:00:15.140 | Somebody always had a more beautiful girlfriend
00:00:17.220 | who was more famous.
00:00:18.420 | Somebody always had a better car, a better plane.
00:00:21.300 | If I was with a group of people
00:00:22.920 | gambling $10,000 a hand at blackjack,
00:00:25.520 | somebody else was gambling 100,000 a hand.
00:00:27.700 | It was this insatiable lust for more,
00:00:30.900 | but there was no end point.
00:00:32.260 | I think looking back at that,
00:00:34.140 | there was never going to be enough.
00:00:35.860 | And in fact, I still know people who are out at the clubs
00:00:38.580 | and they are now dating girls younger than their daughters.
00:00:41.980 | Just continually looking for more, looking for more,
00:00:46.020 | looking for those markers of success,
00:00:48.100 | knowing that somebody's always got
00:00:49.380 | a little bit more than you.