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Retired!

ntewinkel

As of today, I am now officially retired image

 

I decided to take an early retirement to allow for more time with friends and family, and for hobbies - including this tech/maker/creator hobby I just have not had enough time for lately.

 

And hey, perfect timing... The element14 shopping cart that I won for this spring's fun robot project arrived a few days ago!

 

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-Nico

  • in reply to ntewinkel

    I like the strategy of weaning yourself from the trappings of the old life.

     

    I took a similar approach. I panic one day, after realizing I hadn't visited the usual industry tech sites to keep abreast of changes. I then came to the understanding, my retired life doesn't have to include the tools of the old life. I still have a thirst for knowledge. I just found new sources for what I wanted to know personally and not what I thought I needed to support my profession. That was a weight lifted.

     

    Keep up the good work. Your exit strategy appears to be working.

  • in reply to dougw

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    Congratulations - let us know how the transition goes - I'm sure you won't have a problem finding things to do, but how does the motivation change?

     

    So far, so good! 2 weeks and a day into it.

     

    I've been mostly very busy with the renovations at the uncle's house, and have spent much of that time in a tiny crawlspace. sigh. at least it was a bit cooler down below than up above LOL.

    That's coming together nicely now - we're almost ready to install the flooring. We just need to paint the window trim first. Then finishing up with baseboard trim it should be very liveable again. The kitchen is the final piece to being able to live there, after which the other parts are not so urgent (outside wall paint, bit of decking, road gravel, landscaping... that kind of stuff).

     

    I did have a day last week where all day long I felt an urgent kind of nagging of having forgotten something or that there was something urgent I needed to do. I'm guessing the many years of constant work deadlines does that image  That was just the one day.

     

    It was a REALLY nice relief when I was removed from my work email accounts and their related calendars! I didn't think that was a thing, but it really was like a weight being lifted.

     

    I've also been taking a break away from my computer, so other than reading this forum on my phone, I haven't done much in terms of techy projects.

     

    Hope you're all keeping well image

     

    Best,

    -Nico