Sixtyandme iconSixtyandmeAug 26, 2026

My Retirement Plan Had 14 Sections – It Missed the 3 Fears Underneath

In the two years before I retired, I put "write myself a job description for my retirement" on a list. Retirement, for those keeping score, is the part where you don't have a job.

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In the two years before I retired, I put "write myself a job description for my retirement" on a list.

Retirement, for those keeping score, is the part where you don't have a job.

It had 14 sections, because apparently my retirement required the same scope as my 1994 dissertation.

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In the two years before I retired, I put "write myself a job description for my retirement" on a list. Retirement, for those keeping score, is the part where you don't have a job. It had 14 sections, because apparently my retirement required the same scope as my 1994 dissertation.

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The list lived on my phone, in a note called Elaine's Retirement.

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