It's me. I'm the problem, it's me.

The curse of "more"

My favorite quote is this one from German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: “Wealth is like sea water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.”

I first heard it about 5 years ago — think I read it somewhere — but, honestly, I hadn’t really thought about how it impacted my life until the last year.

Getting laid off has the …