Behavioral scientists found that the most dangerous period in a man's retirement isn't the first week or even the first month - it's the moment around month four when the novelty wears off and you realize that the life you spent thirty years dreaming about has no structure, no purpose, and no one waiting for you to show up - Silicon Canals
Retirement brings an initial euphoria followed by a sense of emptiness as purpose diminishes after completing projects.
I can't believe people like my work!' Brad Dourif on the road from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to Chucky
Dourif reflected, 'Acting no longer got me excited; it just left me tired. After an extraordinary production in 2013, I realized I didn't want to work anymore.'