Random Thoughts: A New Metric of Success 

The success of scientific research paper is measured in the number of times it is quoted by other subsequeny published research papers.

In the same way, the success or wealth of a person’s life could *also* be measured in how often she is thought of by others – aggregated over all of time!

This is a first thought … needs some polishing!

*EDIT: often she is thought of by others “in a positive way”