True, that, and in academe too. Schmooze is everywhere, though I think it may peak in NYC, or maybe DC.
Fortunately, there are a lot of different definitions of success, and any one person's ideas on the topic may change over their lifetime. The downside to that, for those of a pessimistic bent, is that it just means there is no escaping failure. (eek! turn away!)
Ren, it seems like topic this bothers you periodically, esp. possible lack of correlation between material success & IQ scores?
Hey, if you are more intelligent than 99% of everyone else, you're going to feel bad until you arrive in the 99th percentile for wealth and material success.
Just like school. Unless you're #1, you are going to feel like a complete failure.
