That’s a really good framing. Unlearning the zero sum view of energy is huge. I wonder how much of that mindset comes from the industrial model of work, the idea that effort always drains instead of enriches. What helped you start to unlearn that?

I think just being an adult. My kids play rugby on saturdays, things in my house break at inconvenient times, my son is now allowed to stay up late 2 days of the week. I need to read difficult books in the evenings. I have to get up early to accomplish everything. I have to do my taxes, vote, etc. But also getting older means I won't live forever, and there is so much I want to do. I won't regret not watching TV, but I will regret never building a house, taking my kids backpacking, writing poetry, etc

My story is simmilar. Retirement doesn't mean playing golf and drinking Mai-Tai's to me. It's about doing stuff that's more valuable to me than my employer.