good question. perhaps a confused mix of: don't grind away deferring doing the things you want to do (activities you hope to enjoy in "retirement" etc) for to

good question. perhaps a confused mix of: don't grind away deferring doing the things you want to do (activities you hope to enjoy in "retirement" etc) for too long, find a way to enjoy the journey. take more holidays and sabbaticals. figure out what "enough" is. & yes, try to remain somewhat productive and potentially useful (perhaps not necessarily in one's hyperspecialised professional niche), but enough to get by or solve some of your own needs if plans go awry. maybe the latter could better be summarised as "put yourself in a position where you have a better chance of being able to adapt to the unknown or unexpected"