And the pursuit of satisfaction.
Editor’s note: “Living the Dream” was the title of the article in Monthly magazine’s October issue, the same month that financial markets experienced a great deal of turmoil. Many retirees have expressed deep concern over their nest eggs, and rightly so. The following article is not about financial management — our advertisers offer that — but about other aspects that lead to a satisfying retirement.
No, the subtitle is not about that famous phrase, “the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence. This is about satisfaction, which admittedly is an important component of happiness, but that’s a rather philosophical subject for another time.
First we need to recognize that retirement is simply another of phase of life and that all phases of life — whether education, career, post-career, pre-retirement, or whatever you choose to call it — involve some form of endeavor. And endeavor can take many different forms; even basic survival is an endeavor.