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blog! “Soft Launching my Next Big Project - Stopping”
As of today, I've quit.
I started working full time before going to university. I worked part-time during my studies. Graduated into a crappy job. Got a place on a prestigious grad scheme. Worked my way up through the public and private sector. Start-ups and Ministries of State. Constantly working.
Not any…
Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/soft-launching-my-next-big-project-stopping/
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@Edent Congratulations!
"But who are we without work? What are we like as people when we're not assaulted by the alarm clock, stressed from a commute, and dulled by endless Zoom meetings?"
This hit me... ooof. I don't have a commute anymore but I realised how much of my life and self-worth is contingent on what I do for work.
@issyl0 @Edent
I found retirement very unsettling, and I hadn't expected that. I realised that work had been the ugly scaffolding that was propping up a rather fragile facade.
But I'm adjusting. I'm learning to make clearer distinctions between the stuff I have to do, the stuff I want to do (and at my chosen pace), and the pointless expectations that I can quietly walk away from.
@sccook @Edent I always thought I never want to retire. Because I saw my grandparents’ retirement being just drinking themselves to a miserable existence in front of the TV every day with no hobbies.
I’ve got many years left yet, but I struggle without purpose, so I’m trying to make hobbies for myself outside of work and remember who I am.