A lot of people who retire or stop working without some sort of hobby, projects or groups of like minded people to keep the mind active don't generally do so we

A lot of people who retire or stop working without some sort of hobby, projects or groups of like minded people to keep the mind active don't generally do so well mentally. I retired 16 years ago at the age of 43 for some of the anti-work reasons mentioned only to get bored so I restarted, working for myself. I now actually enjoy working taking on as little or as many projects I want without any office politics, justifications for everything or job reviews with less qualified managers. Its not all roses but I wish I had done it years earlier. Basically if you can afford to stop work then working for yourself should be an option you should consider