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Three different definitions of retirement and the resulting confusion

Published in May 28th, 2022
Posted by in Early Retirement
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People have different definitions of retirement and I find that it often depends on how old they are. Being the figurehead here and also by virtue of being retired (in one of the definitions) I usually have to face the resulting confusion. Retired is what follows after you’re no longer capable of work. Let me […]

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Anti-consumerists can retire early from the rat race

Published in May 27th, 2022
Posted by in Early Retirement, Philosophy
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Maybe you have heard comments from the 1950s where some people predicted that the introduction of robotics would lead to work weeks of only a few hours with robots taking care of everything else. I’m sure the steam engine lead to similar predictions. In fact the opposite has happened. We seem to work more than […]

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Lack of intrinsic motivation will destroy your early retirement

Published in May 26th, 2022
Posted by in Early Retirement, Health, Philosophy, Work
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I submit that intrinsic motivation is hugely important for a successful early retirement. If you have somehow lost your intrinsic motivation, retiring early may lead to a boring if not directly miserable life. What is intrinsic motivation? There are essentially four cognitive processes: motivation, willpower, thinking, and feeling. Motivation and willpower are the two cognitive […]

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