Retirement

I am easing into retirement, feeling my way as I go. Their are things I know I want to do in this last phase of my life, like read more, and write more. Other things are on my list that I know I want to get to, but don’t carry the same sense of urgency. Hiking and photography are on that list. The over arching thing though is to be prepared to give an accounting of my life and how I spent my time here when I die and pass over to the other side. In fact, this is not a new thing. I have long had this at the top of my list. It has, in fact, been there as long as I can remember.

I bought a new planner to help keep me focused on this. I am a long time user of the GTD methodology and have used OmniFocus in my implementation. Now that I am retired though it is overkill for me. It still works, it’s just too much. So I am switching to the Bullet Journal “BuJo” methodology. Their are many things I like about the approach. I find the morning and evening reflection that is built into the methodology very appealing. I also like how you can tune the system to meet your specific needs. I envision tuning this system, as I get more comfortable with it to support the routines and goals that will help me end up where I want to be.

Retirement is a blank slate. You can fill your time however you choose. You can spend you last years on the couch in front of a TV or you can lose yourself in service to others, or improve yourself. Or anywhere in between. In a sense it is a true measure of what you have done with your life thus far, your chance to show just how far you have come. I plan on documenting my journey here. Why don’t you join me and come along for the ride?