Boredom Of Retirement
I am well into the second year of my retirement and I am bored. I have many interests - SCs, gardening, travel, investing, reading, cooking, metal sculpting, wine, occasional oil patch trouble shooting commissions, farm work for my neighbours, my beloved nieces and goddaughters. But it is all NOTHING to me.
My workaholic nature will not leave me. My health remains excellent and my energy level is as high as it was in my twenties. I still sleep barely four hours a night. I am seriously considering getting back into the oil patch as a "player" again. The opportunity that I am looking at would require at least a five year commitment on my part and would require a return to the misery of the isolated bush camp in the far north for much of the year.
My fear is this - would this be just more "busy" work for me since I would never have the emotional attachment to this venture that I had for my original company? Am I just grasping at straws? Is boredom all there is for me? Is my path from here to death set in stone?
Are any of you other retired guys dealing with this boredom? Any suggestions for me?
My workaholic nature will not leave me. My health remains excellent and my energy level is as high as it was in my twenties. I still sleep barely four hours a night. I am seriously considering getting back into the oil patch as a "player" again. The opportunity that I am looking at would require at least a five year commitment on my part and would require a return to the misery of the isolated bush camp in the far north for much of the year.
My fear is this - would this be just more "busy" work for me since I would never have the emotional attachment to this venture that I had for my original company? Am I just grasping at straws? Is boredom all there is for me? Is my path from here to death set in stone?
Are any of you other retired guys dealing with this boredom? Any suggestions for me?
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Now here is an outlet that I might pursue. Going back to school. I speak a fair amount of tourist Spanish. I have always wanted to become fluent but the hours that I worked prevented me from going to classes.I now have the time. I am still researching my options. If I decide to go through with it, then there would be many opportunities for part time work that require a person to be bi-lingual. Even charity work. I don't need any money. I didn't read the tutorial either. lol...
When I worked in the corporate world I to was a workaholic. Now I channel those tendencies into my daily routine to plan my days so that I can enjoy everything I want to do for the day. It helps that I have a young pre teen daughter and live in a great environment.
Everyday I wake up with the goal to accomplish something. This has helped to mitigate no longer being able to accomplish in the corporate world. Boredom is all in the mind.
When you're digging a ditch <p>
And boredom is God's <p>
Revenge on the rich <p>
--"Sugar Daddy" Tom Jones <p>
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Farmerart - I'm not exactly sure what that is supposed to mean, but it seemd appropriate to your situation somehow.
I'll never quite understand the workaholic mindset. Millions of people die before they ever get to retire. You should consider yourself lucky. Enjoy life...it can be taken away at any moment.
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"I cannot go back to work in my previous occupation"
...because you were basically let go for being a drunk. They'd never have you back in a million years scat...ugh...
I've already decided that I'm not going to stop working if I don't have to. I may not be doing the same thing I am now, and it might not pay much, but the idea of "retirement" as some kind of extended vacation or a chance to sit on a porch someplace and wait to die is pretty unappealing to me. I need to *produce* something. Mind you, my breaks might be longer, but I'm going to work.
Don't forget to set aside some time for clubbing. :)