What Would You Do With 9 Extra Hours Every Day?

As a former physician, I know that most of us aren’t working anything like a typical 9 to 5, and a 40-hour workweek that routinely ends on a Friday might sound like a dream come true. Nevertheless, in some professions, a standard workday is about 8 hours.

 Add in the commute, getting ready for work, unwinding after, and a normal workday for someone who punches a timecard is going to take up at least 9 hours of that day.

Hopefully, you’ve developed some hobbies in your working years, and naturally, you’re going to continue those and probably spend more time on them. 

The hobbies you had with your limited spare time will unlikely offer enough to fill the vast time vacuum that will exist once paid work doesn’t take up so much of your days, though.

These are some broad categories of activities that may be helpful in bringing you purpose and happiness in retirement.

Arrow

Do something creative. Build things. Write stuff. Make music. Many money-making jobs are left-brain driven, and it can be fulfilling to dust off the right-brain on a more regular basis.

Create

Recreational activities can be as informal as a pledge to move your body more or as formal as a detailed cross-training plan to help you complete your first triathon.

Recreate

Some people need a livelier social life than others, but we all benefit from at least some face to face interaction with our peers. 

Socialize

That’s something most of us had in our working years, and loneliness can be a challenge for those who got most of their social interactions at work.

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