The Humans vs Retirement Podcast Happiness, Fulfilment & Contentment in Retirement with Neil Bage
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Apr 17, 2023 AI Snips
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From PE Student To Behavioural Finance
- Neil describes shifting from PE teaching studies to financial services after discovering human psychology fascinated him.
- He spent 20–25 years studying decision-making and later pivoted to applied neuroscience focused on money.
Purpose Loss At Retirement
- Retirement removes daily work inputs, causing a sudden loss of meaning and purpose that the brain must adapt to.
- Neil Bage warns planners to help clients rebuild purpose before retirement to avoid identity collapse.
Build Your Retirement 'Recipe' Early
- Start building non-work activities now and list small things that consistently make you happy to form your retirement "recipe."
- Use those ingredients to assemble a meaningful weekly routine before you stop working.