I skimmed through maybe 50% of it, but a really great read. I'll try to re-read in-depth some more later.
Some really good nuggets of wisdom in there, even if you are not planning on retiring early. I'm kind of in the same place as the author, although I don't think I would necessarily really retire. I'd just take lower-paying jobs that were more fulfilling so as to keep me interacting with others and giving me some sort of daily challenge.
My takeaway from the post is you really can't predict where your life will go in the future. It's good to recognize that and be okay with it. A lot of us, myself included, are caught up in planning and doing the right things, but even with careful planning, you really don't have total control over what happens to you. Being resilient is an important part of moving forward.
The inability to relate to those working is understandable. I wonder if the author had been doing something more fulfilling to fill his time, he would have related more to his friends? Maybe not on the "making money and buying things" side, but the feeling of progressing in something. If I were to retire early, I feel like I would need something to keep me occupied, some sort of "life's work" to keep me going. Otherwise, it just feels like living out the rest of your days, filling it with movies, video games, and books.
Some really good nuggets of wisdom in there, even if you are not planning on retiring early. I'm kind of in the same place as the author, although I don't think I would necessarily really retire. I'd just take lower-paying jobs that were more fulfilling so as to keep me interacting with others and giving me some sort of daily challenge.
My takeaway from the post is you really can't predict where your life will go in the future. It's good to recognize that and be okay with it. A lot of us, myself included, are caught up in planning and doing the right things, but even with careful planning, you really don't have total control over what happens to you. Being resilient is an important part of moving forward.
The inability to relate to those working is understandable. I wonder if the author had been doing something more fulfilling to fill his time, he would have related more to his friends? Maybe not on the "making money and buying things" side, but the feeling of progressing in something. If I were to retire early, I feel like I would need something to keep me occupied, some sort of "life's work" to keep me going. Otherwise, it just feels like living out the rest of your days, filling it with movies, video games, and books.