Have you been more busy ever since you retired? (friends, activities, place)

[education explorer]

Overall my personal answer is no, but I did pick up new activities. And you?

[engineman]

Always something to do, just different somethings.

[Escort Rider]

It's difficult to construct a poll with an adequate range of responses - I know because I've tried several times and I always came up short. I didn't vote in the poll because my accurate answer would be "somewhat less busy" since I retired, but fairly close to "equally as busy". I think "equally as busy" should have been a response to the poll, as I think people who are in that place will have a hard time deciding between "more" and "less".

[oldsoldier1976]

Originally Posted by Escort Rider

It's difficult to construct a poll with an adequate range of responses - I know because I've tried several times and I always came up short. I didn't vote in the poll because my accurate answer would be "somewhat less busy" since I retired, but fairly close to "equally as busy". I think "equally as busy" should have been a response to the poll, as I think people who are in that place will have a hard time deciding between "more" and "less".

And some of us are in the category of who the hell cares!

I am sometimes found sitting in my chair napping. Other times I am driving through traffic. Still others you will find me with a tool in my hand. I don't know and like you said there should have been a selection for equally as busy.

[AlaskaErik]

A lot busier. I'm only half joking when I say I should kept working because I made more money and had more free time.

[education explorer]

Originally Posted by golfingduo

And some of us are in the category of who the hell cares!

I am sometimes found sitting in my chair napping. Other times I am driving through traffic. Still others you will find me with a tool in my hand. I don't know and like you said there should have been a selection for equally as busy.

In setting up a poll, I use my personal life experience as a guide. I never heard before anyone saying that he/she was as busy after as before retirement and this website doesn't let me adjust the parameters of the polling. I have noted what you said for the future.

[Mr5150]

Less busy or the same by design. I've seen too many friends overload themselves by taking on everything that comes their way.

Not me. I pick and chose with care.

[Submariner]

I feel like I am doing a lot of things.

My career was very stressful. I was always busy, studying, working, changing time zones, etc. But I rarely got to do anything I wanted to do.

I am accomplishing far more now as a retiree, than compared to when I was working.

[NewbieHere]

Less busy but not nothing. I think when I was working I spent more time commuting.

[FIREin2016]

I have definitely been more busy, although it is with more social things, not work things. I still get up early, but shut down earlier and go to bed earlier.