For many people, retirement means freedom. Freedom from work and freedom from schedules. Freedom to live on one’s own terms and freedom to do as you please. It’s time to sleep when you want, eat when you want, and do what you want. That we can do as we wish every day is certainly true. […]
Time management in retirement
Retirement Happiness — Learning to Goof Off
For a happy retirement, some of us need to learn how to goof off. After a lifetime of measuring each day in terms of productivity are you sometimes too busy with things on the ‘to do’ list to lighten up and take some time to simply enjoy the day? During our working lives we evaluated […]
The Distraction Enemy in Retirement
As too many tech devices compete for attention, I’m determined to deal with the distraction enemy in retirement. Who would have thought that technology would create angst after we’ve left the office? Whether from text messages, emails, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or old-fashioned voice mail, on most days digital demands rob every one of precious time. […]
Manage Time — Manage Choices
In recent months, as I’ve struggled with managing time in retirement, I’ve realized that it’s not so much about how I manage time as it is about how I manage choices. In 2010, when newly retired, I felt like a kid in a candy store. There were so many options for retirement happiness. I was […]
Speed Limits of my Life — Interim Assessment
A month ago I resolved to apply some basic time management techniques to deal with the ‘speed limits’ of my life. I found myself rushing through every day instead of enjoying the relaxed lifestyle I had imagined before retiring. I needed to set ‘speed limits’ for myself. As is the case for many people, retirement […]
Respect the Speed Limits of Life — Part 2
As a result of a comment regarding a recent post, https://www.postworksavvy.com/respect-speed-limits-in-life/, I had further thoughts about the practicality of the speed limits of life commitments I’ve made. A loyal reader and good friend gently reminded me that life is short. To live well, retirement should not be about rigid schedules and productivity expectations. She advised […]
Respect Speed Limits in Life
I’m trying to learn how to respect the speed limits in my life. Before I retired, I had a vision of a relaxed lifestyle with time for gardening, reading, playing the piano, knitting, and other hobbies. I imagined that there would be time to visit friends, time for travel, time to watch movies, time for […]
Are busy people happier in retirement?
Are busy people happier in retirement? Does keeping busy create good feelings? Does keeping busy give purpose and meaning to every day? Most retired people are admonished to ‘take it easy’. We are told to relax and ‘smell the roses’. Yet, for many, idleness creates boredom. If you, like me, learned to regard busyness as […]
Living with Purpose
In 2015 I am determined to live with purpose To make it a more rewarding year I’m making a few changes. Even though the New Year is a few days ‘old’, this is still a time of new beginnings as I suffered a bout of the flu during the celebrations. I’m feeling rejuvenated from the rest […]
Too Many Choices –Time Management Decisions in Retirement
‘”Too much to do — too little time” Yesterday, in the post-exercise coffee shop conversation at the gym several women lamented about how busy they were. They complained that their retirement schedules were as over-crowded as work schedules had been. Everyone struggled to find enough time for the gym, for grand-children, for hobbies, for travel, […]
