Comment · Fri, July 27, 2012

TIL That Bill Gates has donated more to charity ($28 Billion) than number eight on the Forbes Rich List (Stefan Persson) is worth ($26.0 billion).

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Mrzeede · 1 points

Interesting articles but motivation and leadership don't necessarily translate into earning money. That seems to be a connection you are drawing yourself. Which is a matter of opinion I suppose seeing as none of the articles explicitly say this. I, for one, am inclined to believe that spending all your time earning money is a way for someone to fill otherwise meaningless time. Which is not to say all people who have a lot of money have empty lives. Again this is my opinion.

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb

Yeah, there was a study I read last year that correlated the levels of neurotransmitters to success, but I can't for the life of me find it! In any event, correlation does not necessarily mean causation. Perhaps the levels were higher because they were successful. And I agree with you on the empty lives part, but thought mentioning their different brain chemistry would be interesting. Perhaps they do not see it as empty like we do. All speculation on my part though.

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