• skyspydude1@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Having both an extremely enjoyable and fulfilling job, as well as having a long sabbatical that same year, fucking around can honestly get boring real fast.

    All those ADHD traits pile up real fast and I honestly felt worse day-to-day than I did working absurd hours at a job I really like. There’s a balance, but honestly having fulfilling structured work to fill at least part of the day is super important. I’ve personally noticed that I tend to go a bit batty even if work is slow and I’ve not got much to do, so having that bit of structure really helps.

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      7 months ago

      Fair point. I am actually concerned about just bouncing around aimlessly when I retire. I know that will not go well.

      What you’re talking about sounds like what I had in mind. Structure for at least part of the day. Every day.

      I also need to have specific goals laid out. I’m starting to make a master list of post retirement goals. I imagine having one big long term project and a few short term ones would work as long as I keep to a rough timeline on each.

      Back when I had a better work schedule I usually had one or two small projects or else one big project going at any time and was able to stick to them.

      I’m also thinking that taking a class or doing a part time job (or volunteering) would be a good idea. And another option is switch to part time at my current job. I know a few who have.