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Comment by criddell

12 hours ago

When my dad retired, he basically stopped doing much of anything outside of watching television.

I think if I could afford to retire tomorrow, I'd have no trouble keeping myself busy for the rest of my life.

> I think if I could afford to retire tomorrow, I'd have no trouble keeping myself busy for the rest of my life.

Completely agreed. I took 6 weeks off between jobs a couple years ago, the longest continuous span without work or school since I was 14. It seemed crazy long. My goal was to get bored so I'd be ready to go back to having a job at the end of it. I completely failed, I filled those 6 weeks and would eagerly have filled many more self-directed months. Maybe it'll be different when I'm older but right now, I could easily spend years and years keeping myself busy if I didn't have like bills and stuff to pay.