14. They Never Stop Working Many who retire end up feeling like they’re just spinning their wheels. This creates a sense of purposelessness, a...
14. They Never Stop Working
Many who retire end up feeling like they’re just spinning their wheels. This creates a sense of purposelessness, a loss of direction and drive. Studies have shown that boredom and uncertainty have a drastic negative effect on your mental health and wellbeing. Those who live the longest never stop working. They might quit their day job, but then they become writers or cooks or entrepreneurs.
One Japanese millionaire made it a point to sweep his own floor every day, even though he always had someone to do it for him.