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I'm nearly five months into early retirement, and time is flying by. It's not an unpleasant feeling, although when I was working I did everything I could to slow down time on weekends.
I've found a Psychology Today article from about a year ago -- "How to make the next year the longest of your life" -- that offers tips on how to slow time down so you can savor it more. The author boils it down to:
1. Fill this year with new experience.
2. Live in the present: be mindful.
3. Don't spend too much time in states of absorption.
4. Cultivate states of "super-absorption."
5. Don't rush -- live slowly.
You'll want to read his descriptions in the article to get a better idea of what each one is about. So far in retirement, 1, 2 and 5 are coming naturally to me; 3 and 4 are interesting and food for thought...
I've found a Psychology Today article from about a year ago -- "How to make the next year the longest of your life" -- that offers tips on how to slow time down so you can savor it more. The author boils it down to:
1. Fill this year with new experience.
2. Live in the present: be mindful.
3. Don't spend too much time in states of absorption.
4. Cultivate states of "super-absorption."
5. Don't rush -- live slowly.
You'll want to read his descriptions in the article to get a better idea of what each one is about. So far in retirement, 1, 2 and 5 are coming naturally to me; 3 and 4 are interesting and food for thought...