Life after financial independence
How do people find intellectual challenge without a job?
Learning can supply both progress and social contact, although the particular activity differs by person.
Choose learning that also brings people into the week
She moved to Japan and began language school to address both intellectual and social needs that had emerged after leaving work.
“Moving to Japan and studying Japanese is my solution to both of them.”
u/jellybean83087
May 2024 · Year 2
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Keep learning beyond familiar hobbies
New learning offered a valuable sense of progress, while living with a partner and supporting her goals added meaning.
“The feeling of progress/self improvement is priceless.”
u/graspinforthenextcan
Oct 2023 · Year 11
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Optional work can still supply challenge
Retiring from science led to patent-agent training and eventually occasional assignments he enjoyed.
“I could give up my work”