Is retirement somehow bad for your brain? A recent NY Times articles might leave that impression, but the actual studies it's based on tell a different - and more nuanced - story.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-04-21-is-retirement-bad-for-your-brain-ny-times-weigh-in/
I knew I needed to be prepared for a stock market downturn sometime after I retired. But I was kind of hoping one wouldn't happen the *first* year I stopped working. . . .
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-04-13-my-first-stock-market-downturn-as-a-retiree/
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I’m in the midst of a big contrast in retirement weeks at the moment. This past week: Some fun events! (when I’m not following current events) Next week: Not so much.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-04-06-a-couple-of-contrasting-retirement-weeks/
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Vanity Fair Editor Radhika Jones, 52, is stepping down this spring after 7 transformative years to pursue fresh personal and creative goals amid a shifting media landscape. #MediaShift #NextChapter https://buff.ly/2mJr6lG
It felt good to work on a couple of more freelance articles while the weather was bad this winter - and then go back to my #retirement life.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-03-23-i-ve-been-freelancing-again-in-retirement/
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It sometimes seem hard to know when is the right time to retire -- until you do. I'm not sorry I retired sooner than I initially planned.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-03-09-i-m-glad-i-didn-t-follow-my-original-plan-to-retire-later/
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I didn't truly understand how hard it was to squeeze in self care while I was working full time . . . until I retired.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-03-02-the-high-cost-in-hours-of-self-maintenance/
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Big Mike 2.0 just took the first step… but something’s shifting. 
What’s next? You won’t see it coming. 
Stay tuned. 
Ghost to introduce “new” frontman at Black Sabbath final show:
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Link: https://metalinsider.net/news/ghost-to-introduce-new-frontman-at-black-sabbath-final-show
Hard to believe I've been retired half a year already! Some thought after the first 6 months: https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-02-02-half-a-year-of-retirement/
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Weiter geht's. Ordentlich Farbe für den 07.04.2018 #artashram #neverendingstory 
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There are 4 phases of retirement that “most” people move through in retirement, Dr. Riley Moynes argues in a TEDx talk viewed more than 3 million times. But I’m not sure that's quite as widespread as he claims.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-01-26-are-there-really-4-phases-of-retirement/
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NIOS Results Are OUT! 
Congratulations to all the achievers! Whether you’re celebrating or planning your next steps, keep moving forward!
For More Information: https://studyriserr.com/news/nios-2024-class-12-result-out🌟 #NIOSResult #SuccessStory #ResultsDay #EducationJourney #nextchapter
Along with worries about finances and health insurance, one of the top reasons Americans put off retirement seems to be fear of boredom. That's an important thing to figure out when mulling
#retirement !
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-01-19-is-it-scary-to-be-alone-with-our-own-thoughts/
One of retirement's biggest surprises: I hate winter less (so far, at least)
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-01-12-hating-winter-less-as-a-retiree/
I have the luxury of spending more time and energy on my life now that I'm retired. That makes this New Year's an especially good one to be thinking about life goals.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2025-01-04-2025-more-self-care-and-gratitude-i-hope/
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If I'd been asked to name 20 things I might miss about working full time, holiday season rituals would *not* have made the list. A little retirement surprise:
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2024-12-29-missing-work-related-holiday-things/
My first post-retirement technical articles posted this week!
Like other profession-related things I've done as a retiree, this was a different experience vs when I worked fulltime.
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2024-12-22-my-first-freelance-articles-are-live/
After working a nearly full-time schedule (on a couple of freelance articles) two weeks ago, I was mostly back to a more relaxed retiree rhythm last week. The transitions have been interesting!
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2024-12-15-back-to-my-regularly-scheduled-retirement-mostly/
It turns out that I‘ve missed (occasionally) writing articles about cool technology
https://nextchapter.machlis.com/posts/2024-12-08-sooo-i-m-doing-some-freelance-writing-just-a-bit-in-retirement/
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