There’s a common assumption that retirement is supposed to look like easing off. Less responsibility.Less ambition.Less structure. And certainly less… momentum. I’m not sure that’s entirely true. Slowing down physically?Sometimes, yes. My hip has opinions. But slowing down mentally?Not so much. A few years ago, when I realized I was bored enough to bring a… Continue reading The Myth of Slowing Down
Category: Reflections
Why Retired-eh! Exists
I didn’t really want to retire, but retirement arrived anyway. I stayed busy. I filled time. I found things to do. But after a career built on learning, problem-solving, and making sense of complex situations, busyness wasn’t the same as being engaged. Something was missing, and it took a while to name what that was.… Continue reading Why Retired-eh! Exists