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I am rich and have no idea what to do

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Re: I am rich and have no idea what to do

#131
You sound like someone who has been in constant mania from a panic attack for, like, months.

Stop. Breathe. Do something to relax.

You very clearly need it, even if only to center yourself long enough to not throw yourself into the very next thing you see.

Re: I am rich and have no idea what to do

#132

Give your money away and force yourself to have to do some real work again.

If there's some rich person willing to give this idea a shot: I can help by taking one of your many millions from you.

Seconded. Give this guy all your money!

Re: I am rich and have no idea what to do

#133

Perhaps you should consider exploring the path of religion or spirituality. Faith has a way of providing inner peace and grounding. As humans, we are inherently designed to seek meaning through connection, building a family, and raising children. Watching them grow can bring a profound sense of purpose and fulfillment that no material success can replace. This might be the key to rediscovering what truly matters in l…

> Faith has a way of providing inner peace and grounding.

The fact that people can believe things via “faith” that have no empirical basis in reality scares me. It certainly doesn’t provide any inner peace or grounding to me.

Re: I am rich and have no idea what to do

#134
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Seems like the author could do well to spend some of their millions on a therapist?

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I tried for years, and came to the same conclusion. Years. 4 different therapists @ 1.5-2 years each.

Therapy can, at best, help one identify issues and suggest ways to make improvements.

When you know all the issues and can’t make changes, therapy doesn’t do much.

Re: I am rich and have no idea what to do

#135
To me it sounds like he is rich but still hasn't earned enough to be extremely wealthy. The price of an nba team is about 5 billion. Price of a twitter is 25 billion. It's going to take a lifetime of 60 million a year salary to even get in that range. He can keep going if he wants to or retire. There is always bigger things to buy.

I would have taken the 60 million salary and changed the lives of many every year. That would give me purpose.. but that's not for everyone.

Re: I am rich and have no idea what to do

#136
The hedonic treadmill runs both ways. I'd venture many people successful on paper are driven by the need to escape something, for me, it's financial insecurity even though I was never poor nor am I close to it right now. If I were to be as financially successful as this fellow, I think I would soon find myself back to having the same fear\ or finding something to substitute it, regardless, the feeling or mood would be the same
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