Think & Discuss – Personal Identity During Retirement

During this meetup we're having an open discussion format (even more so than usual), with a suggestion of "Personal Identity During Retirement" to spur discussion if needed. Investopedia Article – "From CEO to Volunteer: Reinventing Your Purpose in Retirement" Some AI-assisted topics: How you might answer "So, what do you do?" without a job title What gives a sense of purpose or self worth before retirement, and what might replace it? Is purpose found, or built intentionally? Volunteering, mentoring, hobbies, faith, family, creative pursuits — which feel like real substitutes for work identity and which feel hollow? Teachings from earlier instances of reinventing oneself via career change, move, major life event, etc. Building and maintaining social circles before and during retirement Sense of identity shifting within marriage/family with more time together, different daily routines, etc. "Keeping busy" vs. "living with purpose" Challenging and/or changing beliefs about yourself Ensuring that at the end of your life, this chapter was well spent ** See the Google Sheets list of past, present, and future meeting books / topics [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kBylGnpWgSGA4Ql-dPSginrzG0zaE934I5JRmW1lQUQ/edit?usp=drive_link) if interested. We also have a Google Doc [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1muzAM8Aco723KRu_rxivzGorfQiPQGrPLa9_FMAaEBg/edit?usp=drive_link) with some details / descriptions of upcoming meetings. Please note that everything listed in both of those is tentative – nothing is final until the event is scheduled, since we take in suggestions during meetings. * Some more general notes about the book club: We rotate through different types of books, with some covering historical or current events and others more along the lines of practical advice about how to do something. * No specific ideas are necessarily endorsed…