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The Retirement Newsletter: Am I missing work?
Welcome
Welcome to issue 11, where I ask the question many retirees ask at some point — am I missing work?
Well, this could be my shortest newsletter yet, as the answer (spoiler alert) is an unsurprising no.
But let me expand on that, as the answer is more complex than it first appears.
Am I missing work?
The true answer is yes and no.
What I am missing
I miss the people from my workdays. This is true of many retirees. You lose social connections and intellectual stimulation.
I miss conversations with colleagues about students and teaching. I miss the students. And I miss the teaching. I miss preparing my teaching and delivering it.
The things I miss from work are all connected with fun things, which is hardly surprising.
Again, I think this is true of all retirees. We miss the fun part of our jobs and have to find a way in our retirement to replace what we have lost.
I am replacing the fun things of work with fun stuff I never had time to do while working.
