Happiness Inversely Proportional to Ego ?

Maslow actually laid it out well. Egoism isn't even a proxy for anything in the top self actualization tier -- it's false esteem.

I've seen many people (especially in the workplace) who are very selfish and very egotistical and they are successful ! They have power and $. So, that's the problem w/ happiness. You can never judge it relative to someone else 'cuz you'll never feel what they feel. It's personal. So what is it ?...."Well, I feel happier than I did 10 years ago". That's a good thing ! 'Cuz our tiny minds push out all the bad stuff from our past and only remember the good stuff. So, I'd say that's a healthy improvement.

Happiness = 1/Ego....but I can only speak for myself.

[But, I am a little jealous that someone can be so egotistical and yet have so much........]

Egotistical people rarely recognize their limitations and faults.  I am sure that a truly egotistical person would not acknowledge that they look older, are getting less intelligent, are perceived as less hip, etc.  In their minds, they are always at the top of their game.

"Sucess" does not equate to happiness.  There many (financially) successful people who are very unhappy.  Conversely, there are people who are very happy despite having modest financial resources.  Similarly, "power" does not equate with happiness.

There is no reason to be "jealous" of those with more wealth and a better title.  You should instead appreciate what you have in your life, and resist comparing yourself to others.

I note that it is not at all surprising that people who are successful financially or in their careers are egotistical.  Their experience of success leads them to conclude that they are very special and superior to others.  Without experiencing failures or setbacks, their egos grow and grow.

Notably, people have an innate tendency to credit their success to their abilities, intelligence and other inherent attributes -- rather than to external factors beyond their control.  This is despite the fact that there always is an element of luck to every success story.  (Oddly, even lottery winners feel that their wealth is due not to luck but to their own innate abilities.)  Of course, everyone blames their setbacks and failures on bad luck or other external events beyond their control.  It is rare that someone actually acknowledges the role their own shortcomings played in their failures.

I'm very happy with my big ego.