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Originally Posted by Locke
This is actually a really good point, because a lack of hobbies is basically driving face-first into a rut.
I experience this a lot, largely professionally.
So many of us have been conditioned to just 'Work' that we've entirely forgotten that there is more to life than that.
I think its a large reason why you see so many people dying rather quickly after retiring. 'The thing' that motivated people was gone and there were no other 'things.'
My dad was a professional driver for 40+ years and had to retire because he aged-out, but he had spent so many years on the move that he'd never accumulated the hobbies or the friend-groups and it was really hard on him.
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I see this constantly, and I think it wreaks havoc on people. They retire and initially they're just happy to have a break from the grind. That makes sense. But it was also the thing that defined them for years, and depending on the type of job and what they thought of that, this in itself can be an issue.
But socially, everything was at work for these people. They end up without a lot of close friends to just hang out with, and if they spent a lot of hours working, their spouses aren't used to them being around 24/7 either.
I speak to clients and ask what they plan to do in retirement, because I just think it's so critical. You need a reason to get rolling each day, and you suddenly have a lot of extra time on your hands.