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Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoMost people don't realize the generation entering retirement right now is grieving two things simultaneously - the careers that defined them and the younger selves who believed those careers would be enough - Silicon Canals
Retirement brings a profound sense of grief for lost identity and purpose beyond work.
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Writing
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoI've been useful my entire life - to my employer, my family, my parents when they were aging - and I'm only now beginning to understand that being useful and being known are not the same thing, and I've had plenty of the first and almost none of the second - Silicon Canals
Being useful does not equate to being known or valued as a person.
Writing
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoI've been useful my entire life - to my employer, my family, my parents when they were aging - and I'm only now beginning to understand that being useful and being known are not the same thing, and I've had plenty of the first and almost none of the second - Silicon Canals
Being useful does not equate to being known or valued as a person.
fromMoneywise
6 months agoThis 101-year-old NYC grandma still works 6 days a week - claims she'll die if she ever retires. Here are her 6 'must do' secrets of success
At a time when the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is spreading across the U.S., 101-year-old Ann Angeletti who still works six days a week embodies the exact opposite ethos. Let's call it WATER (Work And Thrive, Evade Retirement). It's a fitting acronym, given she's cool, brimming with life and remains enthusiastic about running her store, Curiosity Jewelers in Cresskill, New Jersey.
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