I’ve known quite a few people that retired and ended up coming back because they were “bored”. That terrifies me. I always thought the deal was that if you made it to your 60s and didn’t die, that you’re finally free. Now I find myself dwelling on that scene from Shawshank where Red is talking about prisoners getting institutionalized and not wanting to leave.
It should not terrify you. I also see retired people who become bored, but when you understand things a little, they always had a boring life with no hobbies and where the work was filling everything else. Without work they have no life.
From what I’ve gathered talking to the recently retired is that your employment always told you what you had to do. In retirement, you have to tell yourself what to do. They tell me the first 6 months they do nearly nothing productive. They read or watch all the TV they want while sitting on the couch, but then they start questioning if that is what the rest of their lives will look like and then the best one go looking for something to do productively (in however they define that).
I’ve known quite a few people that retired and ended up coming back because they were “bored”. That terrifies me. I always thought the deal was that if you made it to your 60s and didn’t die, that you’re finally free. Now I find myself dwelling on that scene from Shawshank where Red is talking about prisoners getting institutionalized and not wanting to leave.
It should not terrify you. I also see retired people who become bored, but when you understand things a little, they always had a boring life with no hobbies and where the work was filling everything else. Without work they have no life.
From what I’ve gathered talking to the recently retired is that your employment always told you what you had to do. In retirement, you have to tell yourself what to do. They tell me the first 6 months they do nearly nothing productive. They read or watch all the TV they want while sitting on the couch, but then they start questioning if that is what the rest of their lives will look like and then the best one go looking for something to do productively (in however they define that).
Yeah, that makes sense. I just hope I’m not one of those people that can’t find hobbies to fill the day.