Are You Doing Too Much, or Not Enough?

A cautionary tale from my so-called retirement.

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I could hardly wait to begin retirement. My experiences in the world of work had not left me wanting more of the same. I had managed to take my career path from a straight, upward ascent to a series of switchbacks, loop-de-loops, and off-the-road excursions that found me middle-aged and terminally unemployable. With no ot…