Wrecked by Success? Not to Worry
I think the real problem with success has nothing to do with psychological issues. It&#x27;s that it often shields you from having to confront your blind spots, neglectful attitudes and delusions. Not having to face reality seems more like a positive thing in terms of mental health. It&#x27;s like religion, it creates mental comfort. It&#x27;s a comfortable abstraction which makes things seem better and simpler than they are.<p>When you fail, you are forced to confront the causes of your failure; the things you didn&#x27;t see or anticipate (your blind spots) and you start to see the world in higher resolution. After enough failures, starting anything can become difficult because you can see all the things which can go wrong and you realize that there are so many of them that you have almost no control at all over your own success. Almost all the variables are against you; if any of them doesn&#x27;t line up exactly right, it&#x27;s over.<p>When you&#x27;re successful, most of the variables tend to work in your favor, even those you don&#x27;t see or understand... That&#x27;s why most wealthy people still don&#x27;t understand that the fiat monetary system is broken, for example.