Original Article
This article is a quick guide written
by Michael who is an internationally published consulting psychologist
specializing in the psychological challenges facing people at various points in
their lives. He mentions the fact that many people always ask about ‘how can
anyone not enjoy the freedom of life in retirement?’. The author states that
one of the reasons is that going to work is not just about income, it has many
social and personal benefits:
1. Work usually provides a sense of
purpose.
2. It increases the sense of achievement
and self esteem by utilizing our skills.
3. It provides us with a sense of
structure.
4. Fulfills social needs.
Based on all these reasons, the author
finds that Australian retirees who involved in ‘purposeful activities’ for more
than five hours per week faced lower level of emotional problems. Some of these
‘purposeful activities’ include:
1. Producing tangible products such as
painting.
2. Providing service such as community
work.
3. Self-development such as health
improvement.
All these activities help retirees to
feel that there is a balance in their lives and to maintain healthy levels of
self-esteem.
Finally, the author advices people to
commence some of these ‘purposeful activities’ while working which will ease
their way into retirement instead of suddenly facing a plenty of time without
knowing what to do and leads to a decrease on feeling lost and aimless that
retirees usually feel.
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