The Rich Kids of Instagram: 5 Productivity Lessons

While plenty of rich kids can be criticized for excessive, unproductive lifestyles, some still have valuable lessons about productivity to teach social media users.

Watches

If there is one thing ordinary people no longer depend on it is watches. Nearly everyone has a cellphone which they can rely on for the time. But when phones die, these people no longer have any way to tell the time.

Watches have gone out of style for the mainstream public, but they remain a prized luxury item that rich kids continue to enjoy. Even though they are mostly used as a way of showing wealth, by sporting designer brands like Versace or Louis Vuitton, watches are one of the most practical things that rich kids like to wear and show off.

Limos

Not everyone can afford a limo, but for rich kids they are an everyday means of transportation. In many ways limos are efficient, able to carry desks that allow rich kids to do work on the go.

Perhaps this is something that car developers should look into. Some manufacturers have already designed cars with wifi, so the next step may be to facilitate ways people can actually do work in the car to take advantage of that wifi.

On a road trip or long daily commute with nothing to do, it would be great for passengers to be able to actually pull out a desk and get work done.

Airplanes

When most consumers travel, they expect to be comfortable and relaxed. But airlines have a long way to go to fulfill these expectations.

However, rich kids have figured out how to travel right. For the rich, private jets or first class offer great ways to be more productive. They travel in the most relaxing seats and are able to sleep without being disturbed by their neighbors. More importantly, these travel options provide a private setting filled with luxuries that allow for the best travel experience.

Tennis courts

When one thinks of tennis courts, one thinks of a US open match or a friendly competition between two friends on a local court. For the rich kids of Instagram, a tennis court is more of a helipad, where they can land the expensive helicopters their parents gave them for Christmas.

While this is a great idea for those who have nowhere else to put a giant helicopter, this is ultimately a lesson in unproductivity, as it stops anyone else from using the court properly for a morning match.

Credit Cards

Nearly every American has a credit card these days because they allow customers to make daily purchases. But, honestly, credit cards can be as harmful as helpful when they are maxed out.

For rich kids, credit cards seem like presents, signaling that mommy and daddy will pay off the debt and the rich kids will be free to spend as much as possible. However, for an ordinary working class person, this sort of credit spending would induce severe headaches. It's best not to forget that a rich kid can get into debt and even bankruptcy.

Alcohol

For rich kids, the cost of a bottle of alcohol means nearly nothing. To put 600 shots on top of each other is an easy thing. This is an incredible example of useless luxury, as stacking the shots causes them to spill easily and a huge amount of alcohol ends up getting wasted and thrown on the floor. Even if this looks cool, it is quite frankly a bad idea.

Excessive TVs

It is hard enough to concentrate on one TV. But for rich kids one is not enough. Some of these kids need four to be satisfied. Having so many devices going at once makes it hard to concentrate on just one TV with, leading to constant pausing.

Restaurants and bars with TVs offer a perfect example of this. Simultaneous broadcasts are one of the most distracting and counterintuitive ways to relax. They take people away from conversations and distract everyone.