Replying to a commenter Bratton

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That's a great word to use for it, Dave. Engaged. And I think I'm going to use that word more often. I am happiest when I feel engaged. And it's a weird thing for me. When I was working, I felt engaged and activated and needed. And I was always excited about what I was doing. And it would have been sort of easy for me to choose work as my after-retirement activity. But for me, to compare that to eating, it would be like having a bowl of cereal for breakfast instead of a nice, nutritious breakfast. Yeah, I know it. It's easy. It's fast. It's predictable. But it's not natural. It's not necessarily good for me. And I'm not saying this applies to everyone. But for me, to work for engagement after retirement would be like to eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast instead of having a nutritious breakfast. It's just a shortcut. So I spent these two years figuring out why I so desperately wanted to pour that bowl of cereal. And once I figured that out... I was able to say, Okay, now that I've deconstructed the mindsets that were driving me towards unhealthy behavior post-retirement, what do I need to construct to create my life 2.0? And that's what I've been working on. And that's the stories I've been sharing in these posts. That's a great comment, though. Thank you.