<i>&gt; Found a great girl, but she&#x27;s afraid of me and my life style</i><p>Remembering the Mojang documentary, it makes me a bit sad that his relationship at the time apparently didn&#x27;t work out - she seemed to really get him. :(<p>But to address your more general question, I guess it&#x27;s a bit like solitude in general: some people are better (or even thrive) at it, and some struggle.<p><i>&gt; So, how would you deal with Notch&#x27;s problem?</i><p>If I was to become suddenly rich, I would finally have time to do all my goofy projects that are commercially unviable and take up a lot of time. I would probably found some open source projects and take a somewhat active role in them. With the main chunk of my time I would be making indie games without caring if they sold a single copy. I would fund some friends who were less fortunate in life, too, giving them a basic income and the opportunity to pursue whatever they want.<p>Some people go crazy, buy a lot of things, and party hard. I can understand that, especially if you never got to do these things before - so why not indulge a little. But although those activities can feel good and can be liberating, they should not be confused for having any meaning beyond momentary enjoyment. They are not a source of meaning in the larger sense.<p>The most dangerous aspect of getting rich might be analogous to the most dangerous aspect of retirement in general: the idea that you&#x27;re &quot;done&quot;. You&#x27;re not done, you&#x27;re getting started on a new chapter. You&#x27;re now more free than ever, and it&#x27;s a <i>huge</i> opportunity that almost nobody else gets.<p>To Notch specifically, I would say this: continue to do things for enjoyment, but be mindful (and realistic) of what you are expecting to get out of them. Slowly but surely, work on getting back into a mindset where you want to create things. It doesn&#x27;t have to be for an audience, just for yourself. Creating things can heal you. Take care of friends and families, morally and financially. Support causes and people you like. Stop obsessing about pairing up with someone, it&#x27;s unproductive and makes you unhappy. Changing your overall lifestyle is optional. You have a choice to live in a normal apartment with normal possessions. Whenever you buy something extraordinary, make a conscious decision to do so instead of doing it by default. Strive for minimalism and simplicity in all things, it&#x27;s one of the many freedoms you now have.