Behavioral scientists found that the most dangerous period in a man’s retirement isn’t the first week or even the first month — it’s the moment around month four when the novelty wears off and you realize that the life you spent thirty years dreaming about has no structure, no purpose, and no one waiting for you to show up
The first week was fine. Better than fine, actually. I slept in. I made slow breakfasts. I read the paper ...
