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Retire Without Regrets: A Harvard Business Review Longitudinal Study

2024/11/7
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West Moss: 本期节目讨论了哈佛商业评论发表的一项关于退休规划的研究，该研究通过对106名退休人员（以及对其中14名进行更深入的长期研究）的访谈和“生命地图”绘制，总结出快乐退休的四个关键因素：一致性（Alignment）、意识（Awareness）、能动性（Agency）和适应性（Adaptability）。一致性指退休生活与个人价值观、兴趣、人际关系和动机相符；意识指对自身认同的诚实认识；能动性指主动采取行动，实现与个人价值观相一致的目标；适应性指应对计划之外变化的能力。节目中分别用Irene和Lawrence的例子说明了这四个因素的重要性。Irene通过周密的规划和行动，实现了与自身价值观相符的充实退休生活；Lawrence由于缺乏适应性，在退休初期经历了挫折，但最终通过自我调整找到了新的目标和意义。节目最后建议听众尝试绘制自己的“生命地图”，提前规划退休生活，并强调主动性和适应性在快乐退休中的重要性。

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The podcast introduces the concept of retiring without regrets, emphasizing the importance of long-term studies and the role of relationships in happiness.
  • Longitudinal studies from Harvard Business Review
  • Importance of relationships for happiness
  • Contrary to prevailing thought, it's possible to retire early

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Our Retire Sooner Team) has been researching, studying, and writing about happy retirements for years, so there aren’t many aspects we haven’t considered. But every once in a while, a new study grabs our attention. The latest, Retire Without Regrets), from the Harvard Business Review, used a longitudinal study to examine the gap between retirement expectations and real-world applications.

Using life-mapping exercises to compare expectations with actual experiences, it identified four essential qualities for a happy retiree. The “Four A’s”: Alignment (personal values), Awareness (self-knowledge), Agency (active goal pursuit), and Adaptability (flexibility to handle change).

Consider your own personalized retirement roadmap, and see if the “Four A’s” unlock the proactive planning and adaptability skills that might help you live a regret-free retirement life.

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