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If all your basic needs were met and you didn't have to work to get by, what would you do with your life? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] forty2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?

Robert Browning

If all your basic needs were met and you didn't have to work to get by, what would you do with your life? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] forty2@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You're describing retirement. And, boy have I spent a LOT of time thinking about what that looks like.

A lot of people have lists of things they'd do, see, learn, or be. I had one too, but it kept fucking changing depending on where I was in life and what my interests were.

Any list I had always felt restrictive. Here's where I ended up instead...

I would put my energy and attention only on the things that I want to put them on at any given time.

I guess some call that living in the moment, but I call it retirement.

What's the smartest or most insightful thing you figured out as a kid that stays with you today? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] forty2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Say what you mean; mean what you say.

No idea where I heard or read it, but preteen me internalized it and it's become part of my creed to this day