Retirement isn’t just about leaving work behind—it’s about discovering who you are when your life is no longer defined by responsibility. What will make you want to get out of bed when nobody needs you quite as much?

What if retirement wasn’t about slowing down, but about finally having time to follow your curiosity? Discover the idea of a personal curriculum—creating your own self-directed courses around the subjects you’ve always wanted to explore.

Six months from retirement, I'm mentally done with my career—but not quite ready to walk away. Here's what this strange in-between season actually feels like.