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199: Repotting & Retirement, with Jim Eager

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Diversify Your Identity Beyond Your Job

It is crucial to have interests and hobbies outside of work to prevent total identity with one's job. Relying solely on work for fulfillment can lead to a complete crash if faced with a layoff. People should cultivate various interests to avoid a situation where their job defines them entirely. Diversifying one's identity beyond their profession is particularly important in the context of retirement, as solely identifying with work can lead to troubled waters when that chapter ends.

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