Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#1

Post by svirelka » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 11:37 PM UTC

I met a lot of people who have success, and they are all damaged. And I know some people who are really happy. They are not as brilliant and successful as the first. I see a connection between how people want to show something to the world and success, and how people are full and just live. Am I wrong? Or do I meet not enough people and it's possible to be a successful leader and be in peace with myself?

Re: Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#2

Post by grezql » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 11:43 PM UTC

What do you mean by «damaged»?

Re: Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#3

Post by comboy » Sun, Oct 21, 2018, 11:56 PM UTC

What do you mean by successful and what do you mean by damaged? If you mean money and happiness then the correlation is pretty well studied and results are quite intuitive.

Re: Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#4

Post by justtopost » Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 2:31 AM UTC

All people are damaged with a sufficiently vauge definition. Life is imperfect, as are we.

Re: Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#5

Post by svirelka » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:34 AM UTC

grezql wrote: post #2

What do you mean by «damaged»?

Psychological injuries

Re: Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#6

Post by svirelka » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:41 AM UTC

comboy wrote: post #3

What do you mean by successful and what do you mean by damaged? If you mean money and happiness then the correlation is pretty well studied and results are quite intuitive.

Yes: money, recognition by other people, happiness

Re: Ask HN: Are successful people damaged people?

#7

Post by svirelka » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:42 AM UTC

justtopost wrote: post #4

All people are damaged with a sufficiently vauge definition. Life is imperfect, as are we.

agreed