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When retirement freedom feels like losing yourself

I worked sixty hour weeks for decades and now I sleep until 10 AM and eat cereal for dinner and I feel like I'm becoming a different person.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dissolution of familiar patterns can feel like identity death rather than liberation.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Retirement and the gift of unstructured time?”

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