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Retirement is not for everyone. One thing (financial) retirement sometimes does, is removing the hunger/drive for becoming better. So many just end up as dilett

Retirement is not for everyone. One thing (financial) retirement sometimes does, is removing the hunger/drive for becoming better. So many just end up as dilettantes in whatever hobbies or projects they're taking on. To become really good at something, most need to push themselves as though it's a full-time job. On the other hand, some people thrive doing nothing, or barely nothing - just tending to their hobbies in short bursts, and living a chill lifestyle. You really don't know before you're in that position. I'm saying this, because I've seen many people that took out early retirement, only to fall into those traps. They envisioned a grand life of hobbies, travel, and just fun times - then 1 month went by, 6 months, a year, etc. and they hadn't done jack sh!t. And it also hit them that 90% of their socialization came through work, and that their friends that still work, need to prioritize their own spare time.

geoduck14 5y ago
>And it also hit them that 90% of their socialization came through work, and that their friends that still work, need to prioritize their own spare time. When Covid hit and I was WFH, I was hit with this fact. I HAD to learn new ways to socialize. Best of luck to anyone who needs to learn this.
kamaal 5y ago
>>One thing (financial) retirement sometimes does, is removing the hunger/drive for becoming better. Put in other way humans need to score a win every now and then to keep moving forward, else you don't have anything to look forward to. You dread waking up in the morning because you need to carry around yourself the whole day without a purpose. This is more in the bracket of anything in life in general and not just retirement. For that matter continually failing at things in life without scoring a win for long has the same effect, even if you are not retired.

geoduck14 5y ago

>And it also hit them that 90% of their socialization came through work, and that their friends that still work, need to prioritize their own spare time. When Covid hit and I was WFH, I was hit with this fact. I HAD to learn new ways to socialize. Best of luck to anyone who needs to learn this.

kamaal 5y ago

>>One thing (financial) retirement sometimes does, is removing the hunger/drive for becoming better. Put in other way humans need to score a win every now and then to keep moving forward, else you don't have anything to look forward to. You dread waking up in the morning because you need to carry around yourself the whole day without a purpose. This is more in the bracket of anything in life in general and not just retirement. For that matter continually failing at things in life without scoring a win for long has the same effect, even if you are not retired.