Finding Meaning in Early Retirement: Lessons from 4000 Weeks

[@allisonbennett641]

Very thought provoking vlog Richard. Loved it, made me think for sure ! Thank you ! 😊

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks Allison- I'm really glad that you found it of use. Thanks as always for the comment and support👍

[@richardidle1289]

Great video and I agree with your values. My mum is ill and it’s really made me think about what’s important and what’s really not. Thanks, Richard

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

You are quite welcome Richard. Sorry about your Mum's illness. It is strange how moments like this really cause us to reflect on what we truly value. We cannot believe how we have changed our outlook over the past few years. Thanks for the comment and take care🙏

[@kathybutler881]

New to your channel & loved your book review. I'll certainly take a look at it. Thank you

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks Kathy and welcome to the channel. To help you out as to how we try to do things- we try to keep travel adventures to Sundays, Early Retirement stuff on Thursdays and once a month we do a well being slot on Thursdays. Thanks for the comment🙏

[@grahamclarke2319]

An interesting video again about this book and its lessons. It sounds well worth a try.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

You won't regret it Graham! Have a good one👍

[@deborahrosa123]

I read this book after it being mentioned in the comments of one of your previous book reviews, then immediately read it again! It's time to revisit it again, I think 😊

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks Debora...apologies for causing the re-reads😂 Have a good one👍

[@BlackDogOrangeKettle]

Thanks Richard. Thoughtful sensible and to the point.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Many thanks as always. Your support is much appreciated🙏 Have a good one👍

[@minervabird1967]

The Power of Now in another form. Thanks Richard.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

I will have a look for that one and add it to my reading list. Thanks for the tip👍

[@minervabird1967]

@@earlyretirementwanderlust Not a problem. The Power of Now is more inspired by Buddhism and I found it good not only for mindset but for emotional regulation.

[@o2explorer290]

Fully agree Richard, time is the only true currency...!!

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Wise words Sean- love the simplicity of this and it is soooo true. 🙏 Have a good one👍

[@DaveH-t9s]

Thanks Richard and another book for the KIndle. The areas you have covered resonate with me and I have struggled at times with the lack of purpose . However it is getting easier to accept. This retirement lark is a full time job! Thanks Davs

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks Davs- you are so right! It's not easy, but it's great fun- we are having a blast! Enjoy your adventures. Have a good one👍

[@dominic8218]

Great vlog Richard and love the way you relate it to your own life. Will certainly look to give this a read. Thanks again 😊

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks Dominic. At times it feels a bit strange to bare some parts of my soul, but in another way it's a really good reflective process to go through. Pretty sure you will get something out of the book...each time you read it😉 Thanks as always for the comment. Have a good one👍

[@clairegrundy1628]

Really good review. I will read the book.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks Claire- hope you enjoy🤞 Have a good one👍

[@home2102]

Great video. Thanks taking the time to share these valuable insights....

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

You are really welcome. I really enjoy the process of doing them. Have a good one👍

[@FrugalMrB]

This video gave me lots to think about Richard - thanks as always.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Cheers Andrew👍 Your support is much appreciated🙏

[@job181]

Loved this book too.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Many thanks- I think it is becoming a modern day classic in its field. It has certainly caused some ripples across the productivity world. Have a good one👍

[@louisesymonds9963]

Brilliant Richard, thank you for that. I bought the book following recommendations in the comments. I’m going to re-read it now as I’ve forgotten how valuable it is. X

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks for this Louise- really glad it hit the spot. Finitude is one of the concepts that we quickly forget about (for obvious reasons😬), but one we cannot avoid! Hope you enjoy the re-read. Have a good one👍

[@steenjakobsen3576]

Thank you Richard ❤

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

You are welcome- many thanks for the positive feedback👍

[@rostaylor7723]

Great video Richard. I just couldn’t gel with this book at all, but your review helps distill the information beautifully. Very timely for me as I make decisions about my potential early retirement in the new year! Also helpful in the context of current world events where I feel we have a very uncertain future; good reminder that we don’t control that!

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks for these kind words Ron- very much appreciated. If only we could control the uncertainty of recent events, but we can only control how we react to them. Good luck with the early retirement planning...we think it's pretty good😉 We actually liked the planning process and found it quite exciting. It should be something to look forward to and to celebrate. Have a good one👍

[@stevelavelle2301]

Great video Richard, fantastic concepts and you did a great job on presenting the ideas, many thanks and I will definitely be giving this book a read and watching the video again

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Many thanks for such kind words Steve- always appreciated. I really like putting these once a month videos together as they really make me think in a slightly different way to all of our adventure videos. Thanks as always for the support🙏 Have a good one👍

[@pennyditchfield9944]

Nice one thanks!

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

You are welcome Penny. Thanks for the comment and have a good one👍

[@ianwhittaker3041]

Hi Richard, great book review,thanks, will have to look this one up. Quick question. What are your top 3 personal help books that you've read so far (no.1 being your favourite)? Thanks and enjoy Thailand :)

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Great question Ian- that's got me thinking. I would say: 1. Die with zero- changed my outlook on life. Wish I had read it earlier in life. 2. Atomic habits- helped me improve my quality of life with very little effort, just consistency. 3. The Happiness Revolution- because happiness is everything, and understanding how it works is the first step in attaining more of it. I could well have got this wrong, but just my initial thoughts as I am typing this early morning in a sunny, and beautiful Thailand❤️ Have a good one👍

[@alanbenham4139]

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[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

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[@BoninBrighton]

I think you’d enjoy Arthur Thomas Ware’s channel Richard, he’s been retired 29 years now and does 10 minutes of thoughts at a time about his experience of looking back from age 88. His insights aren’t academic or in a book, he’s just a regular guy considering his life; it’s a real lived experience and I find it very interesting. One day his vlog simply won’t appear of course.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks for this recommendation Bonny- always appreciated. It sounds a really interesting theme. As you have probably guessed, I love stuff like this. Have a good one👍

[@FredFox-m9v]

Although we will all die some day, we can do something about how long we live and especially our healthy lifespans, given the restraints of our our own dna. Obviously in dna terms a well made Rolls Royce will last longer than a Lada. We can only influence what we have got and it all comes down to our life time oxygen useage rate, beyond what we were given at birth. All life has to have babies and it is because of the Oxygen conundrum. Oxygen is life burning the fuel that we eat but it is also death in the long term by the release of free radicals and other destructive mechanisms in the oxidising process within the body, leading to cell death and the inability for cells to reproduce acurately. This in essence is aging. You can slow this process down but not stop it. For instance an aerobically fit person will consume net less oxygen per day because of a lower resting heart rate, when not exercising. Similarly staying slim will slow the process down because this will reduce your metabolic and oxygen consumption rate ( fat or well muscled people increase their metabolic rate ). The extreme, is eating just enough food to exist, to reduce oxygen consumption but we still want to enjoy our lives, so a sensible, balanced approch is the key. So there you have it, you can influence how healthy and how long you can live. I am nearly 66 now, with no comorbidities, take no prescription drugs either, slim and fit. A life long racing cyclist, with a low resting pulse for decades and live a clean life. I am watching my acquaintances at my age, or a bit younger, age at a much faster rate than me biologically with diabetes, heart problems etc. You can't be happy in an unhealthy body and a lot of that depends on your lifestyle.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Thanks for this Fred. Absolutely agree it comes down to what we are given at birth as we cannot out run our DNA. You have fried my brain with the Oxygen principle. As a physiology graduate from 30 odd years ago, it is not an approach I have looked at previously, but it is an interesting concept. Not sure how it fits with endurance athletes that will use up their oxygen allocation many time faster than us mere mortals, even though we can accept that they are way more efficient at processing what they have been given. Good to hear that you are going well. Have a good one👍

[@FredFox-m9v]

@earlyretirementwanderlust On my bike, if I train at 170 bpm, constantly, on a threshold hour session, I can then have a resting pulse rate, for the rest of the day, at well under 50 bpm or even less for nearly 23 hours, (after recovery ). if you then work out 70 to 80 bpm for a sedentary individual for a full 24 hours, then an endurance athlete has a daily net gain, if you work it out, every day, when being very fit. So over a lifetime, if you keep it up, you gain massively, with reduced lifetime oxygen consumption and with the concurrent reduced oxidative stress on your cells and the damage it causes over time to dna. The conclusion is, if you want to live a long, healthy life, burn less oxygen. There's also a massive correlation between VO2 max and all-cause mortality, with one study even showing that an increase in VO2 max levels was linked to a 21% lower risk of death over 45 years of follow-up, even after adjusting for other risk factors like blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and smoking.

[@AGGA-88]

Thinking about you guys and hope you’re all ok.

[@earlyretirementwanderlust]

Don't worry about us, we are having a fab time and staying safe👍 Thanks for your concern🙏