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Why Early Retirement Can Trigger Identity Crisis

I retired early with enough money to live comfortably but I feel completely worthless without work and do not know who I am anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When work provides primary meaning and identity, its absence can create an existential void regardless of financial security.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and time — the exchange at the heart of work?”

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