The 5 Hardest Things About Not Working

The most difficult aspects of my transition from employed to semi-retired

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I quit my job in December of 2020. I was already extremely unhappy in my job before the pandemic and the pandemic made it even worse. I started talking to my wife in June 2020 about the idea of me leaving the job. In November, she finally agreed that for the sake of my mental…