At my first real job, just out of college, I had a very wise boss well into his 60's. He was preparing for retirement and thought retirees should retire slowly, gradually cutting back on work hours, and learn to use their free time after being in the work force for 40 years, plus or minus.
Several fellows I have known over the years saw their fathers drop dead within a year or two of retiring. It must be a shock to some.
The solution may to to prepare well by planning how one is going to spend time in retirement, be it volunteering. hobbies, a part time job, whatever.
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