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Why Success Can Feel Undeserved When It Exceeds Family Origins

I make more money in two hours than my dad made in a week and I cannot enjoy any of it because it feels unearned somehow.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Surpassing the economic circumstances of one's origins can trigger survivor guilt and imposter syndrome.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and time — the exchange at the heart of work?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.