I suppose one reason people focus on early retirement is that their work life is unfulfilling. It may follow that a person in an unfulfilling job who has the ag

I suppose one reason people focus on early retirement is that their work life is unfulfilling. It may follow that a person in an unfulfilling job who has the agency to get themselves into a fulfilling job would do so. Once retired, that agency would lead to activities that kept them occupied, feeling valued and meaningful. Someone who is in an unfulfilling job and cannot make the move to fulfillment working is likely also not going to find retirement fulfilling. I'd venture that our hero actually isn't completely clear on what makes him tick.