Of course I still take pictures here and there but…

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One of the hardest things to get used to in retirement is the idea of there's plenty more where that came from. I've heard people say that vacation is a good practice for retirement. And it is in some ways, like it's a good way to practice detaching from work. But when we're on vacation, we know that there's only so much of it. Once you're retired, you start to realize after a little while, I'm coming up on my third year, you start to realize you don't have to wring every moment out of it. You can just enjoy it for what it is. And if you can see from my background, I've been tempted to take so many photos and videos. And I keep reminding myself, that's just your old programming. It used to be that when I saw something beautiful or scenic, I'd be like, I've got to do this. I've got to do this. I've got to do this. I've got to get a photo of this so that I can extract maximum value out of it over time. And now I realize, like, if I want to see this again, I'll just come back. And, you know, some people would say, like, well, the thing is, you could get sick tomorrow and you'll wish you had those. No, you won't. I can't imagine laying on my deathbed going, bring me the photos of the mountains. Like, I don't think it's going to be like that. I think the memories are going to be what I hold on. But the biggest point of this is once you're retired and you've been retired a little while, you do eventually break free of the idea that you only get a little bit of this. And then you've got to go back to whatever you were doing. That's something they'll hang on to. If you're moving towards retirement, you should know. It's a wonderful feeling. Like, if you take a day off and you do nothing all day and you just chill. You can say to yourself, that's okay. I got plenty more days where I could do stuff if I want. I can waste, quote unquote, this day if I want. I can use this day. There are plenty more because I'm not on a budget anymore. Enjoy your retirement.