I’m not quite there yet (mid-40s), but I have reached the point where I’ve started thinking about what life would be like post-career. I have no desire to sit a

I’m not quite there yet (mid-40s), but I have reached the point where I’ve started thinking about what life would be like post-career. I have no desire to sit around watch the news all day, or commiserate over coffee with other retirees, but like Tim, I have any number of projects that could be interesting to work on. They’re unlikely to be profitable, but would be fun to build, and would keep the gears turning. Regarding his comment about his father declining rapidly after retirement, this seems to be a frequent enough occurrence - I heard some statistic once about a large percentage of people dying within 6 months of retirement, but I’ve no idea if it’s accurate. I’m wondering if there are studies that have looked at why this is and what separates people who live long lives after retirement, and those who don’t.