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This is a concern for me as I consider "early" retirement. I'm not sure what I would do with all that time. I took a bit of a sabbatical a few years ago and ran into some of the problems described in the article. After a few months, it did have some pretty negative effects on my mental health.
As they say in the article, I think many people approach retirement as a cessation. From what I've seen of my own parents, I hope that retirement for me will be more a change of what I'm working on, and how I work, rather than whether or not I work. I'm also trying to make those changes now - working on what I want to work on, at a reasonable pace, at the level and times I'm interested. I'd quite happily keep doing t…
I'm thinking I'll code till the day I die. So much cool tech is always coming out - so much to play with and invent! I also have very time consuming hobbies - reading, playing video games, pen and paper role playing games, board games.
If and when I "retire" I would not see myself not working, but I do think I might do somthing completely different and new.
I could see walking away from computer tech entirely. In fact that idea is pretty attractive, honestly. I'm old enough to clearly remember the days before the internet, before mobile phones, before being constantly connected to everything 24x7. When you would leave the house or office, nobody would be able to get in touch with you and you could do what you wanted to do without interruption or distraction. It was nice.
This is a concern for me as I consider "early" retirement. I'm not sure what I would do with all that time. I took a bit of a sabbatical a few years ago and ran into some of the problems described in the article. After a few months, it did have some pretty negative effects on my mental health.
Volunteer. There are so many good opportunities most places, you just have to find ones that interest you.
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Volunteer. There are so many good opportunities most places, you just have to find ones that interest you.
Speaking of which, why hasn't anyone built Uber for volunteers
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Speaking of which, why hasn't anyone built Uber for volunteers
If you are a programmer, now you have your next project for when you take some time off. ;-)
I'm thinking I'll code till the day I die. So much cool tech is always coming out - so much to play with and invent! I also have very time consuming hobbies - reading, playing video games, pen and paper role playing games, board games.
I don't know if everyone is this way, but at 50 I am losing a little of the starry-eyed excitement. I've seen a lot of the same ideas come around again and again as a new great thing. And yet the pace of change is so fast, if you try to stay current you feel like you never really become an expert in anything. You get jaded. If and when I "retire" I would not see myself not working, but I do think I might do somthing…
It was nice? You can still leave your phone at home.
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If you are a programmer, now you have your next project for when you take some time off. ;-)
I have thought about doing that, but as with any ideas I have, I assume that if it was a good idea, someone would already be doing it!
This is a concern for me as I consider "early" retirement. I'm not sure what I would do with all that time. I took a bit of a sabbatical a few years ago and ran into some of the problems described in the article. After a few months, it did have some pretty negative effects on my mental health.
Find a problem to solve in your local community and do what it takes to fix it, no matter how small. You'll learn, do good and get involved with your community more. I recently took six months off to try and solve some local problems. There hasn't been a dull moment. :)