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I "retired" for a month, first two weeks I was so bored just exercising and consuming content, then got kind of depressed, and wound up making plans to start a

I "retired" for a month, first two weeks I was so bored just exercising and consuming content, then got kind of depressed, and wound up making plans to start a new business. Then I took a new role at a startup and went back to the grind. I came to the conclusion I just can't stop working. If it isn't for a company then I'd probably start a non-profit and build a new thing that is more idealistic. My dad was the same way, after 6 months of being retired, smoking weed, and playing videogames he got a job at a golf course - free golf and shoots the shit with a lot of people. Work gives purpose in life, IMO.

xsmasher 6y ago
I depend on work for income, but also get some social activity and a steady stream of "interesting-enough" problems to solve. If the need for income goes away I still need to replace the other two.
criddell 6y ago
> I was so bored just exercising and consuming content Is that all you wanted to do? I'm pretty sure if I could afford to be retired it would be a long, long time before I got bored. Yes I would exercise more and catch up on TV and movies that I've missed over the years, but I also have a lot of hobbies that I would like to work on. There are local organizations I would like to volunteer for. There are lots of classes I would want to take or audit. I'd visit friends and family I haven't seen in years. I might even be like your dad and find a job that I enjoy doing. That's a whole different thing than working because you have to.
marcinzm 6y ago
Same for me, I once left a job with nothing lined up and 5 years of living expenses in the bank. I went rather stir crazy although I lasted 6 months before needing to find something to work on. Would have been quicker but I had a bunch of friends with flexible schedules to hang out with. I like doing things and solving problems but generally lack enough self-drive to do so on my own except on sporadic projects. A day job give me a focus, external motivation and deadlines which I actually enjoy having.
bityard 6y ago
I like the quote from the neighbor in Office Space, "You don't need money to do nothing man, look at my cousin. He's broke, an' don't do shit." I listen to a lot of FI podcasts and they acknowledge that the transition from $day_job to FI can be hard for a lot of people. They say the key thing is make sure you're retiring _to_ something rather than _from_ something. I'm about halfway to FI and simply cannot _wait_ to start spending most of time working on all the gajillion projects that interest me but (probably) won't make much money.

xsmasher 6y ago

I depend on work for income, but also get some social activity and a steady stream of "interesting-enough" problems to solve. If the need for income goes away I still need to replace the other two.

criddell 6y ago

> I was so bored just exercising and consuming content Is that all you wanted to do? I'm pretty sure if I could afford to be retired it would be a long, long time before I got bored. Yes I would exercise more and catch up on TV and movies that I've missed over the years, but I also have a lot of hobbies that I would like to work on. There are local organizations I would like to volunteer for. There are lots of classes I would want to take or audit. I'd visit friends and family I haven't seen in years. I might even be like your dad and find a job that I enjoy doing. That's a whole different thing than working because you have to.

marcinzm 6y ago

Same for me, I once left a job with nothing lined up and 5 years of living expenses in the bank. I went rather stir crazy although I lasted 6 months before needing to find something to work on. Would have been quicker but I had a bunch of friends with flexible schedules to hang out with. I like doing things and solving problems but generally lack enough self-drive to do so on my own except on sporadic projects. A day job give me a focus, external motivation and deadlines which I actually enjoy having.

bityard 6y ago

I like the quote from the neighbor in Office Space, "You don't need money to do nothing man, look at my cousin. He's broke, an' don't do shit." I listen to a lot of FI podcasts and they acknowledge that the transition from $day_job to FI can be hard for a lot of people. They say the key thing is make sure you're retiring _to_ something rather than _from_ something. I'm about halfway to FI and simply cannot _wait_ to start spending most of time working on all the gajillion projects that interest me but (probably) won't make much money.