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The 12 Hidden Metrics That Tell You if Your Life Is Going Well or Not
Forget money and accolades; these are the hidden — more accurate — indicators of a good life
What’s the benchmark for a good life? It’s easy to pick up on visible signals that someone’s life might be going well: they drive a nice car, they live in a big house in an affluent neighborhood, they have a loving spouse and happy kids, and they take vacations regularly.
But it’s a tale as old as time that these external signals aren’t necessarily accurate indications. A nice car doesn’t mean a nice life.
I have had a lot of personal experience with very, very wealthy people. Before I went into writing, I worked with high-net-worth families. One thing that consistently surprised me was how unhappy and unsatisfied these individuals were. I saw their net worth, their accolades, their homes, their vacations — and it would have been easy to assume that they’ve got it all figured out.
In reality, they had more complex problems. Sure, they didn’t stress about paying their rent. But they did worry that their fiance was only marrying them for money. They woke up without any direction and often found themselves struggling with addiction — gambling, alcohol, or escorts.
