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You must be young if you think that dying in your 60's is a long, well lived life. The retirement age is around 65 (depending on where you live and work).

Surely you want some time to live life without the obligations of work? Otherwise what is it all for?

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As I have gotten older and felt the speed-up in the passage of time, I realize a few years one way or the other won't matter. You'll reach the end of your time before you know it either way. The key is to be satisified with your life now, not waiting for some "later" that will be over and done with far too quickly.

I can definitely feel when I break out of the routine once in a while. A weekend feels like an entire week. Now with corona and winter I can barely recall what I’ve done for the last 6 months, if not just work.

John Lennon once said that life was what happened to you while you were busy making other plans.

"...if you think that dying in your 60's is a long, well lived life."

All I said was that I don't expect to get very old with the high stress, sedentary job.

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