Interesting read about how many of us have to learn to “shed our skins” to really, truly enjoy retirement. -jrs
SARA LAWRENCE-LIGHTFOOT: Many of us in our third chapters, who leave the well-worn, highly ritualized paths of our careers—where we have enjoyed status and standing, authority and expertise—to pursue new adventures, often find that part of making a successful transition requires that we explore new ways of learning.We discover, in fact, that the processes and products of our learning that assured our academic success and that advanced our careers can inhibit our development and adventurousness as older adults.In my interviews with dozens of women and men between the ages of 50 and 75 who were embarking on new vocations and avocations after retiring, I was struck by the contrasts and contradictions that they drew bet
Source: The Old Strategies Retirees Need to Unlearn – The Experts – WSJ
