Ask HN: How do you regain motivation after achieving financial success?

If I were in that situation I would look to develop a career around the craft of programming rather than money.

So I’d look to work somewhere they are engineering driven and here is opportunity to work on really technically interesting work.

By having your own money salary is a non issue. If the interesting job is 20k Euros in Berlin or even equity only then you could do it.

Another thing I’d consider is to do a PhD.

I’ve gone through a few transitions in life that relate to this sort of thing, and have worked with a very well known CEO coach on this. His advice was invaluable.

He recommended a book on life transitions[1]. Whether you find wealth, retire, or do something else, such a major life transition often requires you to really invest in reflecting on what has changed, what hasn’t, what the deeper implications are, etc. The book above helps lay out some of those questions.

[1] https://www.amazon.ca/Transitions-Making-Sense-Lifes-Changes...

Motivation is not a discipline. If you are constantly motivated, then it’s like, I guess ... not motivation. It’s hitting the boost in a racing game, if you are just boosting the whole game, that’s your baseline speed.

If you’re out of boost (motivation), just wait for it to recharge. But, certainly stay disciplined (maintain baseline speed), don’t stagnate, don’t miss your turns. When the boost shows up, it’ll be effective.

If you fuck up, and fall behind, the only thing the boost will be good for is bringing you up to speed since you languished wondering where it was this whole time.

Honestly I suggest just spending it. A yacht, fractional jet, a couple of mcclarens, maybe some investment in space technology, etc. Seems like most fortunes I have seen don’t withstand this level of spending. In 7 or 8 years you could completely have your motivation back :)