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My job didn't exhaust me, wear me out, wear me down, wipe me out, or stress me out, but I seem to be in the minority there. I would say, if it does, perhaps you need a new job.
I was usually itching to get back to the office and my routine after a long holiday weekend.
I sometimes oversleep in retirement simply because I'm bored stiff and somewhat depressed, but I seem to be in the minority there, too. Habitually having nowhere to go and nothing to do becomes coma-inducing after a while.
The only thing that changed in retirement that with daylight savings, I tend to sleep until the sun comes up, so it can vary from 5am to 730am depending on the season.
Otherwise I do not really sleep more in retirement, I don't sit and watch TV, I DO post to much.
Over the last few months I have been less scheduled (trips back and forth to various place), but after the holidays... back to a schedule. Set projects, set exercise, etc. I like being productive.
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I didn't realize how sleep deprived I was until I retired. So, I slept a lot those first few weeks. After a while I got into a more routine schedule, though it's not the same one I had when working.
With all the volunteer work and projects, I have, I'm actually busier than when I was working so my project list is getting pretty long.
I am on vacation, Christmas break and the first 2 days has been a lot of sleep. I have been thinking, well, why not? No schedule to keep, so if I feel weary, why shouldn't I?
BUT....is this what retirement will be? No more schedules so throw it all out the door or is it just like that, for the first few days?
It’s whatever you make it. If you are easily bored and need external entertainment\distractions then it might be a problem but you can prepare for that by carefully chosen volunteer jobs and activities. If you’re not easily bored then easy peasy.
I think it truly depends on if you love sleeping lol.
Some ppl can sleep all day and be happy. Others can't and have to do things or go nutty.
I think I'm somewhere in the middle.
Also depends on how much disposable $$$ you have when you retire and how healthy you are.
I suspect it would be incredibly nice to wake up whenever you want and sleep whenever you want. But after a few months of non structured life, it would wear me down.
I would hopefully be outdoors a lot... and have the luxury of enjoying it during the weekdays whenever ppl are working. Launch the boat out in the lake when most of the population is working on spreadsheets and banging on nails.
Maybe sleep in on the weekends when most ppl are out in lineups and driving each other crazy
I sometimes oversleep in retirement simply because I'm bored stiff and somewhat depressed, but I seem to be in the minority there, too. Habitually having nowhere to go and nothing to do becomes coma-inducing after a while.
That's exactly why I don't ever plan on retiring. I've had periods in life where I was out of work for a while and started going out of my mind, like I had no purpose anymore even though I didn't need the money. I need some kind of routine or schedule or else the depression drags me down even more.
My job didn't exhaust me, wear me out, wear me down, wipe me out, or stress me out, but I seem to be in the minority there. I would say, if it does, perhaps you need a new job.
I was usually itching to get back to the office and my routine after a long holiday weekend.
I sometimes oversleep in retirement simply because I'm bored stiff and somewhat depressed, but I seem to be in the minority there, too. Habitually having nowhere to go and nothing to do becomes coma-inducing after a while.
So are you retiring?
It helps if you live in a physically beautiful place. I never tire of my environment, well except for winter. If I retired where I grew up, I would be an addict, alcoholic, or dead, as happened with many I grew up with.
I think I remember that you didn’t retire voluntarily, or something like that? That might make a difference in your boredom threshold. I chose my profession & was dedicated to it, but it was stressful & I had enough. I’m sure you realize that people can’t just get a new job if they are stressed out. But there are jobs & there are professions.
Regarding sleeping, I really believe there are morning people & night owls. My sister was always a night owl & so am I. My ideal bedtime is 1:00 a.m., but I had to get up at 5:00 a.m. for work, so that was a problem.
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