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  1. #212
    Being good at doing anything takes a lot of work b…
    · 3:42 · Psychological transition
  2. #211
    I m finally starting to formulate a position on ho…
    · 2:42 · Time valuation
  3. #210
    I ve come to realize that doing projects in retire…
    · 2:44 · Personal projects
  4. #209
    Hobby
    · 3:02 · Hobby
  5. #208
    I think I finally figured it out
    · 4:08 · Self-discovery
  6. #207
    Replying to a commenter I love this question Mos…
    · 3:58 · Self-identity
  7. #206
    I ve never been the retirement guy I m just a guy…
    · 2:39 · Content philosophy
  8. #205
    Never in my lifetime did I expect that I would sav…
    · 1:28 · Perspective shift
  9. #204
    Replying to a commenter I agree with you 100%
    · 1:19 · Generational
  10. #203
  11. #202
    A gentle reminder that we are living in the moment…
    · 1:30 · Perspective
  12. #201
    If you want to give back to the younger generation…
    · 2:39 · Generational
  13. #200
    What is a decoupled retirement and what different…
    · 3:30 · Decoupled
  14. #199
    Decoupled retirement - The Rubber Band Effect
    · 1:46 · Decoupled
  15. #198
    When your retirement goes well you find yourself m…
    · 5:01 · Psychological adjustment
  16. #197
    The ability to just head out whenever I feel like…
    · 1:43 · Freedom
  17. #196
    At least this is my new working theory -- retireme…
    · 1:13 · Psychological adjustment
  18. #195
    What s been a pleasant surprise to you in your ret…
    · 2:00 · Hobbies
  19. #194
    In retirement misplaced blame For the feelings of…
    · 1:56 · Psychological adjustment
  20. #193
    Replying to a commenter Tyler it could have Fortunately…
    · 4:29 · Relationships
  21. #192
    Replying to a commenter great question I often forget…
    · 1:37 · Planning
  22. #191
    Replying to a commenter you re probably right
    · 1:02 · Planning
  23. #190
    Replying to a commenter
    · 0:47 · Transition
  24. #189
    If you re in the first few years of retirement and…
    · 2:22 · Transition
  25. #188
    Retirement gave me the mental and emotional space…
    · 3:13 · Empathy
  26. #187
    Today I discovered another way to help those who a…
    · 1:29 · Giving back
  27. #186
    I m going to do a big thing
    · 1:53 · Projects
  28. #185
    Of course I still take pictures here and there but…
    · 2:09 · Perspective
  29. #184
    If you have the money give enormous tips when at b…
    · 2:11 · Giving back
  30. #183
    Replying to a commenter Monium65 Yes And this can be ap…
    · 1:12 · Giving back
  31. #182
    I constantly need to remind myself of just how har…
    · 2:08 · Giving back
  32. #181
    Replying to a commenter Life
    · 3:29 · Work ethic
  33. #180
    As I approach rounding the third year of my retire…
    · 5:47 · Self-discovery
  34. #179
    Thank you and a special shout out to Marcus Aureli…
    · 2:32 · Philosophy
  35. #178
    Navigating a decoupled retirement can be a little…
    · 1:37 · Relationships
  36. #177
    Replying to a commenter guy
    · 4:03 · Self-discovery
  37. #176
  38. #175
    Lately I ve come to realize that my mood emotional…
    · 6:18 · Self-discovery
  39. #174
    The free time and lack of anxiety and hustle that…
    · 2:33 · Philosophy
  40. #173
  41. #172
  42. #171
    Consider taking a gap year as you transition into…
    · 0:09 · Transition
  43. #170
  44. #169
  45. #168
    Replying to a commenter Plot I absolutely love this i…
    · 1:29 · Preparation
  46. #167
    I didn t enjoy many of my old work-life hobbies on…
    · 0:36 · Hobbies
  47. #166
    Don t take this as criticism if you choose to re-e…
    · 4:54 · Re-entering workforce
  48. #165
    For those of us who struggle with retirement in th…
    · 0:55 · Adjustment
  49. #164
    How to prepare for your retirement - year -1
    · 2:14 · Preparation
  50. #163
    Replying to a commenter gallegos yes I felt this way f…
    · 1:30 · Adjustment
  51. #162
    How to practice stillness by sidelining your smart…
    · 2:04 · Preparation
  52. #161
    For probably a decade before I retired Amy and I r…
    · 2:07 · Hobbies
  53. #160
    Retirement prep - year -3 Practicing stillness
    · 1:43 · Preparation
  54. #159
    Retirement prep - Year -3
    · 1:15 · Preparation
  55. #158
    I ve heard yet another novel reaction to doing not…
    · 0:55 · Perception
  56. #157
    How you re staying busy in retirement isn t nearly…
    · 1:12 · Busy-ness
  57. #156
    Retirement tip - if youre feeling a little down do…
    · 1:13 · Mental health
  58. #155
  59. #154
    Retirement tip - Avoid performative retirement
    · 1:25 · Mindset
  60. #153
    Retirement tips - Live YOUR retirement not someone…
    · 1:12 · Mindset
  61. #152
    Retirement tips - ditch deadlines forever
    · 1:47 · Projects
  62. #151
    Retirement Tips - seek positive input
    · 1:35 · Media
  63. #150
    Replying to a commenter
    · 2:09 · Social perception
  64. #149
    Retirement tips - be prepared for the effects of l…
    · 1:20 · Validation
  65. #148
    Replying to a commenter Weston
    · 1:37 · Social pressure
  66. #147
    Replying to a commenter
    · 1:03 · Plans
  67. #146
    Retirement tips - get comfortable with the idea of…
    · 1:27 · Self-acceptance
  68. #145
    Replying to a commenter Evans Smith
    · 1:08 · Routine
  69. #144
    Once you re 6 months into your retirement you ll w…
    · 1:58 · Routine
  70. #143
    Tips for new retirees - create structure for the f…
    · 1:06 · Structure
  71. #142
    Don t schedule things on Mondays
    · 0:54 · Schedule
  72. #141
    Retirement is a journey but probably not the way y…
    · 0:36 · Philosophy
  73. #140
    Replying to a commenter Bratton
    · 1:46 · Engagement
  74. #139
    Replying to a commenter Agreed But I think we ve tak…
    · 0:54 · Philosophy
  75. #138
  76. #137
    We re not guaranteed anything many people never ge…
    · 0:55 · Philosophy
  77. #136
    How we respond to the question what do you have go…
    · 1:27 · Self-acceptance
  78. #135
    Reprogramming my relationship with Sundays
    · 0:30 · Adjustment
  79. #134
    Retiring early is a little like playing hooky from…
    · 0:37 · Early retirement
  80. #133
    I had a major epiphany today
    · 1:23 · Freedom
  81. #132
    Replying to a commenter bring it on Deep programming o…
    · 1:18 · Mindset
  82. #131
    Give yourself a little break you don t need to rin…
    · 1:00 · Philosophy
  83. #130
    Consider taking a gap year in retirement short ver…
    · 0:25 · Gap year
  84. #129
    One of the hardest parts of transitioning into ret…
    · 1:38 · Transition
  85. #128
    If you need to do something to make yourself feel…
    · 1:11 · Mental health
  86. #127
    If it seems like the majority of my content is abo…
    · 2:39 · Content
  87. #126
    Before deciding to re-enter the workforce for emot…
    · 1:15 · Workaholism
  88. #125
    I ve been retired about two years and two months a…
    · 1:33 · Update
  89. #124
    Things we gain in retirement - perspective
    · 1:19 · Benefits
  90. #123
    Another great thing about retirement no more hurry…
    · 1:40 · Benefits
  91. #122
    Things we gain in retirement - self care - managin…
    · 1:53 · Benefits
  92. #121
    Replying to a commenter Cochrane
    · 1:52 · Identity
  93. #120
    Don t listen to me I have not yet summitted the mo…
    · 1:57 · Relaxation
  94. #119
    Wonderful things we gain in retirement - control
    · 1:12 · Benefits
  95. #118
    Things we lose in retirement - the big list
    · 2:33 · Losses
  96. #117
    Things we lose in retirement - variety
    · 1:43 · Losses
  97. #116
    Things we lose in retirement - relatability
    · 1:40 · Losses
  98. #115
    What we lose when we retire - security
    · 1:33 · Losses
  99. #114
    A lot of retirees fear the loss of their utility i…
    · 1:25 · Losses
  100. #113
    Dealing with loss of authority in retirement
    · 2:21 · Losses
  101. #112
    Things we lose in retirement - purpose
    · 1:51 · Losses
  102. #111
    Things we lose in retirement - Authority
    · 1:40 · Losses
  103. #110
    Things we lose in retirement - validation
    · 1:13 · Losses
  104. #109
    Things we lose in retirement - relationships
    · 1:11 · Losses
  105. #108
    Things we lose when we retire - structure
    · 1:22 · Losses
  106. #107
    Replying to a commenter Bitch its the purpose trap
    · 1:36 · Purpose
  107. #106
    Tiny ways to pay it forward
    · 1:27 · Paying it forward
  108. #105
    Overcoming retirement guilt - reframe the conversa…
    · 2:43 · Guilt
  109. #104
    We all think we know what it will be like when we…
    · 3:37 · Expectations
  110. #103
    Replying to a commenter Canadian
    · 1:19 · Philosophy
  111. #102
  112. #101
    Replying to a commenter
    · 3:01 · Anxiety
  113. #100
    Anchor fixation in retirement
    · 3:59 · Psychology
  114. #99
  115. #98
    What can we do when someone is lost in retirement…
    · 2:04 · Depression
  116. #97
    Replying to a commenter
    · 1:26 · Hobbies
  117. #96
    Replying to a commenter love this I m not working any lo…
    · 1:16 · Philosophy
  118. #95
    Replying to a commenter The Grill Friend I love this ques…
    · 2:04 · Performance
  119. #94
    It s going to be different for everyone but my wor…
    · 2:33 · Hobbies
  120. #93
    7 factors of a smooth retirement transition
    · 5:29 · Transition
  121. #92
    Replying to a commenter Weston
    · 2:32 · Transition
  122. #91
    Replying to a commenter marchione
    · 2:44 · Stress
  123. #90
    Replying to a commenter
    · 1:07 · Hobbies
  124. #89
    I m going to consider every year I get in retireme…
    · 1:45 · Philosophy
  125. #88
    A gap year in retirement is simply deciding not to…
    · 1:03 · Gap year
  126. #87
    Productivity
    · 1:41 · Productivity
  127. #86
    Retirement is a journey but without a destination…
    · 2:12 · Philosophy
  128. #85
    When you calculate how many working-year weekends…
    · 2:37 · Philosophy
  129. #84
    Managing your validation score retirement
    · 3:03 · Validation
  130. #83
    When retirees who can afford to leave the workforc…
    · 2:18 · Paying it forward
  131. #82
    Replying to a commenter s agility tiktok channel Thank…
    · 2:14 · Paying it forward
  132. #81
    Replying to a commenter sorry to hear that - so…
    · 2:04 · Purpose
  133. #80
    Replying to a commenter
    · 3:41 · Purpose
  134. #79
    Before you dismiss what I m saying reeeeaaaaalllll…
    · 2:09 · Purpose
  135. #78
    This is my second winter being retired and the dec…
    · 2:11 · Seasonal
  136. #77
    Not only do hobbies change once we retire but we m…
    · 2:21 · Hobbies
  137. #76
    Setting my target retirement age and measuring my…
    · 2:51 · Planning
  138. #75
    I ve noticed a bit of progressive hermitism creepi…
    · 1:32 · Hermitism
  139. #74
    When the daily stress of my job went away I found…
    · 1:25 · Adjustment
  140. #73
    Replying to a commenter wow that s a really great…
    · 1:53 · Pandemic
  141. #72
    Replying to a commenter great question thanks f…
    · 2:45 · Philosophy
  142. #71
    Replying to a commenter Lawson Great observation Jerry…
    · 1:25 · Vacations
  143. #70
    Replying to a commenter Finley
    · 0:15 · Disaster
  144. #69
  145. #68
    A turning point in my retirement was when I realiz…
    · 1:45 · Philosophy
  146. #67
    My dad literally would ve had them put I wish I wo…
    · 2:17 · Work
  147. #66
  148. #65
    Replying to a commenter McCaleb 3 post-retirement revel…
    · 1:29 · Revelations
  149. #64
    Replying to a commenter I agree with you 100% St…
    · 5:36 · Productivity
  150. #63
    Replying to a commenter yes this is one of my fav…
    · 2:06 · Projects
  151. #62
    Replying to a commenter
    · 1:45 · Business
  152. #61
    Replying to a commenter Melly ha Get him I definitely h…
    · 4:27 · Relationships
  153. #60
    Replying to a commenter I m learning to bec…
    · 1:47 · Guilt
  154. #59
    Replying to a commenter
    · 1:05 · Productivity
  155. #58
    Don t waste your remaining years living out someon…
    · 1:57 · Philosophy
  156. #57
    I still have a long way to go on my deprogramming…
    · 4:33 · Deprogramming
  157. #56
    I reminded myself again yesterday that sometimes i…
    · 1:36 · Philosophy
  158. #55
    Replying to a commenter Young brown bear va black bear…
    · 1:37 · Transition
  159. #54
    Your retirement was never intended to be your last…
    · 2:06 · Chores
  160. #53
    Finding nonprofits to help in a meaningful way has…
    · 2:35 · Volunteering
  161. #52
    We should be planning for retirement the same way…
    · 0:55 · Planning
  162. #51
    Don t be discouraged by the lack of information on…
    · 2:53 · Resources
  163. #50
    Finding new retirement hobbies using the flower ex…
    · 2:02 · Hobbies
  164. #49
    Shocking statistics regarding suicide rates among…
    · 7:11 · Mental Health
  165. #48
    Finding your next retirement hobby
    · 3:37 · Hobbies
  166. #47
    Finding retirement hobbies - the flower exercise -…
    · 4:14 · Hobbies
  167. #46
    One thing almost every expert I ve read seems to a…
    · 3:22 · Hobbies
  168. #45
    Hobbies
    · 3:23 · Hobbies
  169. #44
    Discovering new hobbies 4
    · 2:41 · Hobbies
  170. #43
    Discovering new hobbies part 3 using the flower ex…
    · 3:45 · Hobbies
  171. #42
    Finding Your New Hobbies - Part 2 - The Flower Exe…
    · 7:00 · Hobbies
  172. #41
    A hobby is pretty much a job that you don t get pa…
    · 2:37 · Hobbies
  173. #40
    When you re looking for a new hobbie break down th…
    · 2:07 · Hobbies
  174. #39
    Hobbies
    · 2:01 · Hobbies
  175. #38
    It occurred to me that if I had taken the retireme…
    · 3:12 · Transition
  176. #37
    Replying to a commenter Zebra
    · 0:59 · Hobbies
  177. #36
    One of my new hobbies is fixing up old appliances…
    · 3:10 · Hobbies
  178. #35
    A theme that kept coming up from the Retirement re…
    · 6:25 · Hobbies
  179. #34
    For those of us who discovered we have a few thing…
    · 0:59 · Transition
  180. #33
    Here are the initial results from the responses to…
    · 0:54 · Survey
  181. #32
    Replying to a commenter
    · 8:18 · Transition
  182. #31
    Should you take a phased retirement or just rip th…
    · 0:59 · Transition
  183. #30
    Making the transition from putting back and saving…
    · 3:37 · Transition
  184. #29
    Get moving I wasn t always able to but when I coul…
    · 0:59 · Triage
  185. #28
    Replying to a commenter
    · 0:43 · Triage
  186. #27
    Step two - I worked to realize that my intrusive t…
    · 0:59 · Triage
  187. #26
    Step one - Break the doom spiral
    · 0:59 · Triage
  188. #25
    Being retired is a little bit like being at sea
    · 2:29 · Transition
  189. #24
    Whenever I talk about some of the struggles that I…
    · 5:10 · Transition
  190. #23
    As you re working through the triage phase of your…
    · 0:59 · Triage
  191. #22
    When you re in the triage phase of your transition…
    · 0:15 · Triage
  192. #21
    The most important thing I did during the triage p…
    · 4:42 · Triage
  193. #20
    Replying to a commenter McGrory
    · 0:59 · Triage
  194. #19
    Retirementphases triagephase
    · 0:59 · Triage
  195. #18
    I went through three basic phases
    · 0:15 · Phases
  196. #17
    Replying to a commenter Feller
    · 0:59 · Triage
  197. #16
    Replying to a commenter
    · 0:59 · Triage
  198. #15
    Paychex did an Unretirement survey and determined…
    · 0:59 · Unretirement
  199. #14
    Unretirement
    · 0:23 · Unretirement
  200. #13
    Transition
    · 0:59 · Transition
  201. #12
    It s crazy to me how strong the pull is for me to…
    · 0:59 · Mindset
  202. #11
    Replying to a commenter shi 8888
    · 0:39 · Transition
  203. #10
    Retiring well part 5 - who am I retirement
    · 2:58 · Identity
  204. #9
    Retirement
    · 1:06 · Social
  205. #8
  206. #7
    Retiring well part 4 - you re allowed to be sad re…
    · 1:57 · Emotional
  207. #6
    Replying to a commenter Penny
    · 0:59 · Motivation
  208. #5
    Replying to a commenter retirement emotional
    · 3:00 · Self-esteem
  209. #4
    Replying to a commenter
    · 0:59 · Hobbies
  210. #3
    Retirement
    · 0:59 · Self-worth
  211. #2
    Retirement
    · 0:59 · Stigma
  212. #1
    Retirement
    · 0:59 · Unretirement