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Why retirement can feel like temporal vertigo

I retired six months ago and I have all this time I thought I wanted but I keep feeling anxious like I am supposed to be somewhere else doing something important.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Identity built on productivity creates phantom urgency when external structure disappears.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Aging and time acceleration?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.