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How to find purpose after retirement

I retired six months ago and I thought I would be so happy but now every day stretches out forever and I do not know what I am supposed to do with myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sudden absence of external structure reveals how much identity and meaning were borrowed from roles rather than cultivated from within.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Boredom and empty time?”

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