My co-authors and I created The Inheritance Project in 1992. We were three women with inherited wealth who wanted to challenge the strong taboo that forbids inheritors (we decided against using “heirs” because it is tainted with negative associations) from speaking openly about how different their lives are from almost everyone else: they (we) have enough wealth that we can choose whether to work or not. This is indeed good fortune in one sense, but it can also be a huge obstacle. Inheritors are more likely than not to feel paralyzed the absence of necessity that gets other people out of bed in the morning. Far too many of us drift rudderless in our lives, unable to take hold of anything meaningful and fulfilling. Far too many of us have addictions. Far too many of us find it difficult, or impossible, to sustain intimate relationships. Read More→