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"If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following. There would be:
57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 Africans
52 would be female
48 would be male
70 would be non-white
30 would be white
70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian
89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education
1 would own a computer.
When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for both acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent."
("If the world were a village of 100 people"
Money does not make you happy, it may actually cause unhappiness.
(Patent lawyer)
Money and success are not purposes. Even if I succeed in one thing, I become interested in trying.
(stock business employee)
High income does not mean success. Time (especially with the family), humanity (because of employer and employee relationships) are things that are huge losses. Life when I did not have much money, I felt happiness. all of my family wishes to return to those days if we can.
(Doctor)
High income does not mean success. Time (especially with the family), humanity (because of employer and employee relationships) are things that are huge losses. Life when I did not have much money, I felt happiness. all of my family wishes to return to those days if we can.
(Doctor)
I think money is a shape of power. If I do not meet the expectations then I will be suppressed by the money.
(Doctor)
A success hangover is quite possible. Wealth creates the need to administer it, to deal with lawyers, tax advisers, bankers, and other profoundly stimulating contacts. The logic of professional success outlined in the preceding chapter leads almost inexorably to ever greater professional demands. To succeed, you must turn yourself into a business. To obtain maximum leverage, you must employ a large number of people. To maximize the value of your business, you must use other people's money and exploit capital leverage -- to become even larger and more profitable. Your circle of contacts expands and the time for friends and relationships contracts. On the giddy roundabout of success, it is easy to lose focus, perspective, and personal values. It is a perfectly rational response to say, at any stage, stop success: I want to get off!
This is why it is sensible to stand back from careers and money making
and consider the most important subject of all: happiness.("The 80/20 Principle " by Richard koch)