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Core Strength is responding to a post I did on the three things I stopped doing in the second year of my retirement. And they were basically things like, I don't set myself deadlines, I don't tell people what I'm doing tomorrow, and I just have stopped trying to pretend to be a productive person. And I don't disagree with you, Core Strength. I agree that remaining productive or remaining busy does help to slow time down. At least it did for me. And I responded to someone else's comment where they said, time sure passes quickly when you retire. And I said that for me, the days pass slowly, but the months pass quickly. And I think that that supports what you're saying is because I'm less busy, time sure passes quickly. And I think that that supports what you're saying is because I'm less busy, time does go by more quickly. But that doesn't mean sedentary. I'm not sedentary. So I don't think my decision to not be productive and not be busy is going to have an impact on my health. I think quite the inverse. I think because I'm more active now than I was when I was working, I know I'm a healthier person by all measures. But I don't think we need to be busy to enjoy longevity. I do think we need to stay active to enjoy longevity. And now I'm going to make a counterpoint. And then I'm going to make a counterpoint to that because I just, I can't help it. A lot of people say in comments to my posts, they say the term just sit around is used a lot. And you've heard me talk about this in other comments. And you know, they say, if you just sit around, you won't be happy. You won't be healthy. You won't enjoy longevity. And I think that's a good thing. And I agree that that quote unquote, just sitting around will affect your longevity. But I just want to weigh in on this and say, what is with our fixation on living as many years as we can at any cost? I personally would rather live well than live forever. And that doesn't mean that I don't want to live a long, healthy life. But if someone wants to just sit around, literally just sit around for the remainder of their retirement, why is that wrong? Like what if it shaves 20 years off their longevity? If it makes them happy. And you know, I think about that, like I'm kind of going through it in my own mental process. And I'm like, well, if someone literally just sits around every day for the remainder of their retirement, it's because they don't know any better. They don't know that they could be happier. But then I think like my little dog, turtle, when he's not being nuts, he'll lay down right in the next room. He'll be sitting around for the remainder of their retirement. And I think that's a good thing. But I think that's a good thing. And I think that's a good thing. And I think that's a good thing. But I think that's a good thing. He'll lay down right next to me. And I look at that little dog and I'm like, that is the picture of happiness and contentment. And then I think about that and I'm like, but like, is that a healthy way to be happy? Like, is it because turtle doesn't know better? Like, maybe I could get him in an annex course on like PLC programming. And I could get him into the apprenticeship program down at the plant across the road here. And, you know, he could work his way. And, you know, he could work his way up and learn, you know, and eventually become a supervisor and, and, you know, really be, you know, productive and success. I think, I don't think that's what turtle wants. And I don't think I want that for turtle. I think if turtle is happy laying next to me and just napping, napping through his days, that's what turtle should do. And I think if there are people who are truly enjoying just sitting around, as we often say, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, favorite quotes is from a book by dostoevsky it's called crime and punishment and i'll mess this up the the actual story but you'll get the point he said you can take a person who says i don't want to be here anymore end it all for me now i don't want to be on this planet any longer and you can put them on the edge of a cliff on a one yard by one yard plot and in the cold and the rain and you can say um you you you know your life will be over tomorrow and they'll say no no no don't do that i want to live i want to live another day even if it's on this cold cold rainy one by one existence i just want another day and uh and i always think about that when i'm having these like super objective and even maybe sometimes sort of maudlin thoughts about chasing longevity i think at the end we will all say how about just another day not all of us but a lot of us but um but today sitting here looking at it i can't help but think to myself i'd rather live well than live forever and uh and again core strength i hope you don't feel like i'm disagreeing with you just sort of springboarding off the comment to rattle on about a subject i think about a lot have a good one and thanks for commenting