Radical Retirement: The Reinvention of Self After Work

Most retirement books advocate for a soft and safe landing into retirement.Radical Retirement awakens a sense of excitement about reinventing your sense of self and stepping out into a new time in your life, which might not follow what you had previously thought or what others had thought for you. Taking stock of one’s life upon retirement is daunting.Regret for lost opportunities, an awareness of unfulfilled goals, a nostalgia for happier times, and the inquiry into human purpose can feel overwhelming.Radical Retirement argues that it isn’t necessary to select from a conventional retirement portfolio of 'selves', such as that of the leisure seeker, cruise traveller, or avid gardener. And rather than clinging to a notion of ‘self’ built up during working lives, retirement can actually open up a huge opportunity for new directions and even ways of thinking about yourself.Each of the chapters, written by people across a wide variety of sectors and with different experiences and stories t