Retire52
Recycles dryer sheets
Number of months I've been retired. It took me 30 years to get 30 months paid vacation during a 30 year career in the Army. Only 6 years and 4 months later, I hit 76 months in retirement. What a sweet deal! Nearly every day, at some point during the day, I become aware that I'm no longer in the rat race and just [emoji2].
I've found Hedonic Adaptation, the tendency to quickly return to our normal levels of happiness after both positive and negative external events, after retirement did not apply in my case. I acknowledge I came down from the giddiness of the early months post retirement, but my normal level of happiness has been much higher.
I suspect I'm not unique and that people with the exception of the minority of us who love their work, would find similar outcomes.
I've found Hedonic Adaptation, the tendency to quickly return to our normal levels of happiness after both positive and negative external events, after retirement did not apply in my case. I acknowledge I came down from the giddiness of the early months post retirement, but my normal level of happiness has been much higher.
I suspect I'm not unique and that people with the exception of the minority of us who love their work, would find similar outcomes.