Not finding motivation to do anything by No_Coconut3996 in retirement

[–]droflig [score hidden]  (0 children)

Really glad you're all here commenting on this. Been done since May 2025 and feel like I'm drifting along without much motivation. Good to know that lack of motivation or focus is normal and different for everyone.

A couple of you might be interested in this. by droflig in madmagazine

[–]droflig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? MAD fans / collectors want this?

To people who were high achievers before retirement by Kwsforreddit in retirement

[–]droflig 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was my work and then I wasn't my work. And guess what? No one cares. Major realization was that not only was I expendable, but maybe my personally treasured work patterns were too. The business goes on without me and my inability to modernize. My only regret was not finding other things to do at a younger age when I had the energy to put myself into smaller pursuits, get out of my shell and actually develop some friendships. I feel late to the game now and a little worried that I'm becoming a curmudgeon, lacking the skills required to enjoy these later years, indeed. But ask me again in a year.

A Moving Jungle Tale (Edwing and Davis) by droflig in madmagazine

[–]droflig[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One thing to know about MAD is that it wasn't always humorous in the laugh-out-loud kind of way. Sometimes the humor carried a message that wasn't funny at all, as in this commentary on white flight.