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Retiring at 58 would be awesome. Some people live to work and others work to live. I like what I do but I also have hobbies which I really enjoy. I get that th
by mattbrewsbytes 3y ago
Retiring at 58 would be awesome. Some people live to work and others work to live. I like what I do but I also have hobbies which I really enjoy.
I get that the post is satire but at some point in your career there are diminishing returns on learning new things. If you are somewhat specialized say in backend systems involving scaling, message queues, clustering, etc. it probably isn't a good time investment to learn whatever is new in the frontend world. And by learn I mean to become proficient professionally and get a job doing it, not just a "hello world" learning. Doing "hello world" learning on a technology is like learning how the yolk and rudders work in an airplane, you're not going to be flying professionally anytime soon.
- bluGill 3y agoLearning new things is how you keep your mind working. People who sit around doing nothing in retirement tend do die sooner than those who keep busy. What you keep busy with doesn't matter, just do something challenging.
- bagacrap 3y agoAgreed. I feel the need to learn new things just to keep my learning muscle strong. Sometimes I actually need to learn a new thing, and if I haven't done it in a while, it's scarier.
- mattbrewsbytes 3y agoStrong agree. There is enough to learn in one's professional career that keeping up to date on tangential technologies may not be worth it until you have a need. Having hobbies where learning and applying things is not just fun but can also scratch that itch to keep your mind fresh.
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