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105/365: Seneca on work

We see retirement as the end game. Working incessantly to save dollars to break away.

Retirement does grant freedom. But it also opens the gates to boredom, lack of purpose, wasting time, and other maladies that we don’t see from the other side of the fence.

Finding work you don’t want to quit, work that nourishes the mind, is the ultimate aim.

This kind of work can sustain and even energize you through long weeks because it feels good to work hard on something you care about.

Maybe it’s not about retirement, but realignment to the right work.