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Originally Posted by Biggd
The pandemic really changed the views of everyone, some for the better but most are worse.
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It probably enhanced it with the remote working condition and such.
But I think some is the fluidity of unstructured time dimming our mental awareness.
I tried full retirement in 2006. The first few weeks was like being on vacation, but after that I really lost sense of what to do with the time.
My mother pointed out that about 70 hrs a week of structured time needed to be filled. I took a part time job, but found I needed more to achieve the balance that I was actually looking for. I now do about 50-55, and intend to slowly slip into the unstructured time of retirement.
Remote work and staying home, I think gave us an odd sense of that unstructured time. Sort of like the fall out of all the children being all of a sudden homeschooled.