I have a pretty good handle on the financial requirements of ER (thanks to the many posters here) but the mental aspects of the transition are less clear.
I suspect one doesn't go straight from 25+ years of continuous employment to ER without any issues what so ever?
Even with a number of interests and hobbies, plus an innate lazy streak, I can guess that the days might (at first) seem long without the structure of the work place.
Then there's that pesky conditioning which causes many of us to feel better when we are "productive".
I'm looking forward to mastering "extreme loafing", but also curious about how long it takes to adapt to a low stress life. 8)
I suspect one doesn't go straight from 25+ years of continuous employment to ER without any issues what so ever?
Even with a number of interests and hobbies, plus an innate lazy streak, I can guess that the days might (at first) seem long without the structure of the work place.
Then there's that pesky conditioning which causes many of us to feel better when we are "productive".
I'm looking forward to mastering "extreme loafing", but also curious about how long it takes to adapt to a low stress life. 8)