@OriginalMacGuy

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I write a blog about productivity, Apple gear, and intentional living at https://www.originalmacguy.com

Nobody warns you that retirement can feel like loss before it feels like freedom. If you're struggling with the transition, you're not doing it wrong — you're just in one of the harder phases. Here's a framework that helped me understand where I was, and five practical ways to move through it.

#retirement #retirementplanning #retirementtransition #reinvention #retirementlife #purposeinretirement

https://www.retirereinvented.com/how-to-move-from-lost-in-retirement-to-reinvented/

How to Move From Lost in Retirement to Reinvented - Retirement Reinvented

Retirement is one of the most significant transitions most adults will ever face. It's as momentous, researchers say, as becoming a parent, getting married or divorced, or leaving home for the first time. If you're retired and having emotional difficulties dealing with this transition, that's normal. Unfortunately, in our culture, we only highlight the pluses Struggling with retirement? Learn the 4 phases most retirees go through and 5 practical steps to move from feeling lost to fully reinvented.

Retirement Reinvented - Reinvent Yourself in Retirement

The advice to "spend on experiences, not things" has been repeated so often it's become a cultural rule. But the research behind it has real gaps — and it ignores something important: things can be experiences too. Here's a better question to ask before any purchase.

https://www.originalmacguy.com/is-spend-on-experiences-not-things-actually-good-advice/#more-4928

Is “Spend on Experiences, Not Things” Actually Good Advice? - Original Mac Guy

The "spend on experiences, not things" rule is popular — but the research has gaps. Here's a better question to ask before any purchase.

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Most people plan carefully for the financial side of retirement. But very few plan for what happens when the freedom stops feeling like freedom. If you've ever felt lost or purposeless in retirement — or you're worried you might — this one's for you.

#retirement #retirementplanning #retirementstages #purposeinretirement #lifeafterwork

https://www.retirereinvented.com/the-four-stages-of-retirement-no-one-warns-you-about/#more-620

The Four Stages of Retirement No One Warns You About - Retirement Reinvented

Retirement has four stages — and the honeymoon isn't the last one. Learn what comes next and how to find purpose after the freedom fades.

Retirement Reinvented - Reinvent Yourself in Retirement

Most of our choices aren't really choices — they're habits, defaults, and autopilot. The fix isn't a productivity system. It's learning to notice. New post:

https://www.originalmacguy.com/are-you-actually-choosing-your-life/#more-4922

Are You Actually Choosing Your Life? - Original Mac Guy

Most of us live on autopilot without realizing it. Here's how self-reflection, journaling, and meditation can help you start actually choosing your life.

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Most retirement advice is about money. But retirement success depends far more on who you are than what you have. In this post I explore the four cardinal virtues — wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice — as a practical framework for navigating the real challenges of retirement: identity loss, the leisure trap, and what it means to contribute when you're no longer paid to show up.

https://www.retirereinvented.com/retirement-isnt-a-money-problem-its-a-character-problem/#more-611

Retirement Isn’t a Money Problem. It’s a Character Problem. - Retirement Reinvented

We spend decades getting the money right. Almost no one thinks seriously about the character challenges retirement brings. Most retirement advice focuses on money, but retirement success depends far more on who you are and your approach toward retirement than what you have. Long before retirement calculators and lifestyle spreadsheets, philosophers asked a deeper question: The four cardinal virtues turn out to be exactly what retirement demands. Here's how wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice work as a framework.

Retirement Reinvented - Reinvent Yourself in Retirement

I joined hosts Tom Anderson and Jeff Battersby on their Basic AF Podcast a couple of months ago to discuss When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Switch Productivity Apps.

https://www.originalmacguy.com/when-you-should-and-shouldnt-switch-productivity-apps-with-jim-eagar/#more-4913

When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Switch Productivity Apps with Jim Eagar - Original Mac Guy

Tech nerds (like me) are notorious for constantly switching productivity apps.

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Starting this week, I'm going to publish one standard post each Tuesday morning. I'll be alternating between Original Mac Guy and Retirement Reinvented.

https://www.originalmacguy.com/shifting-to-one-blog-post-a-week/#more-4908

Shifting to One Blog Post a Week - Original Mac Guy

Starting this week, I'm going to publish one standard post each Tuesday morning. I'll be alternating between Original Mac Guy and Retirement Reinvented.

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There's no cultural consensus on what a good retirement looks like — and researchers can't agree either. The problem with planning your retirement in advance is that you don't yet know who you'll be when you get there. The only real approach is to experiment after you retire, pay attention to what fits, and build it from there.

#retirement #retirementplanning #retirementlife #retirementadvice #lifeafterwork

https://www.retirereinvented.com/no-one-knows-what-a-good-retirement-looks-like-including-you-yet/#more-602

No One Knows What a Good Retirement Looks Like — Including You (Yet) - Retirement Reinvented

The Model That Doesn't Exist Nobody tells you this before you retire: the day you stop working, you'll probably have no idea what you're actually supposed to do next. Not in a panicked way — just a quiet, unsettling "now what?" that nobody warned you about. Our culture does not provide a single model for No one agrees on what a good retirement looks like — not even researchers. Here's why planning ahead falls short and what actually works instead. (145 characters

Retirement Reinvented - Reinvent Yourself in Retirement

Everyone feels like they're winging it. The secret? So does everyone else — including the people you most admire. There's a name for this, and once you know it, something quietly shifts.

https://www.originalmacguy.com/youre-not-winging-it-wrong/#more-4887

You’re Not Winging It Wrong - Original Mac Guy

Feel like you're winging it while everyone else has it together? There's a name for that — and research says you're far from alone.

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I've been thinking a lot about this: financial readiness is necessary for retirement, but it's not sufficient. The retirees who struggle most aren't the ones who ran out of money — they're the ones who ran out of purpose and connection. My latest post digs into why, and what to do about it.

#retirement #retirementplanning #retirementlife #identity #loneliness #fulfillment

https://www.retirereinvented.com/will-great-finances-guarantee-a-fulfilling-retirement/#more-593

Will Great Finances Guarantee a Fulfilling Retirement? - Retirement Reinvented

People assume that if they're financially ready, everything else in retirement will fall into place. The dominant retirement narrative says, "Get your finances right, and everything else follows." It's baked into every retirement calculator brochure and planning conversation. Money does allow us to buy things that enhance our lives and provide a sense of security. People assume that if they're financially ready, everything else in retirement will fall into place.

Retirement Reinvented - Reinvent Yourself in Retirement