Early Retirement Extreme

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Does retiring early lead to a shorter lifespan?

Published in December 19th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Health, Work
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Not according to this graph, which shows an almost inverse correlation between retirement age and lifespan, that is, the sooner you retire, the longer you will live. The graph shows linearity going into earlier years. It is interesting how long that relation holds. This somehow contrasts with this study which comes to the opposite conclusion. […]

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Better goal setting with S-curves

Published in December 17th, 2024
Posted by in motivation, Work
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One popular psychological strategy is to set small goals or start slowly. This strategy usually fails from the lack of meaningful progress despite having achieved several small goals(*). There is a good reason for this. The S-curve or logistic function is a useful model for understanding why this strategy rarely brings the intended results. DW […]

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Guest post: Wanting out

Published in December 14th, 2024
Posted by in Early Retirement, Work
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This is a guest post from the anonymous blogger behind medicinesux. I have been reading this blog for a while and decided to ask a guest post after the recent guest post from an anonymous lawyer led me to believe that professional careers(*) have much in common. For a book on the topic I recommend […]

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