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Since I retired I have become much more intellectually curious. I now want to know about everything. My interest and knowledge of varied topics continues to grow. I spend hours in the library. Read lots of books and spend hours googling topics to learn about them.
When I was working my only real interest was my job and family. I was shallow.
Unfortunately not. I used to read a lot but not now. I need to throw away my iPad.
I read on my IPad! Constantly.
I've always been curious. And you can find answers to so many questions online, so there is no reason not to ask Google.
I have a blog reader app where I keep blogs dealing with all of my interests: fashion, archaeology, politics, religion, cooking, crafts, sewing, genetics, media reviews and aging issues. I also check out Snopes to see what latest urban myths or fake news stories are circulating.
But in the evenings I read a book. And I also belong to a book club.
I really do not consider my intellectual curiosity much different than it was before.
I have serious books that I bought before I retired and hoping to read them in retirement. I read stuff on the internet too, but I don't feel intellectually satisfy. I'm a book person. Not iPad person.
I take an average of 8 semester long courses very year. Those include museum and art gallery trips. I am also doing a lot of my own artwork, initially photography but now painting as well.
Since I retired I have become much more intellectually curious. I now want to know about everything. My interest and knowledge of varied topics continues to grow. I spend hours in the library. Read lots of books and spend hours googling topics to learn about them.
When I was working my only real interest was my job and family. I was shallow.
Can you relate?
I can totally relate. I have been studying genetics and evolution the last couple of years. Fascinating stuff. Investing has piqued my interest in financial economics theory so I have been studying that also. I was a research physicist in my 30's so I have been catching up on what is going on in that area. Tons of stuff to pursue. It is like being a kid in a candy store, all the time in the world, no responsibilities!
I attended uni classes for about 6 years after I retired. I used the gibill and just went to school. I already had a degree, so this was for fun.
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