I haven't talked about this before. Or maybe I never even thought about it before. But now that I think back, I did experience this. We all know that retiring early is not normal. And it's ingrained in us that we need to work til we are old. So much so that this expectation becomes the norm. The idea is so normal, that even I, myself, have it ingrained in me. And the thing is... when I left my job. I did feel guilty being unemployed and not being "productive" in the traditional sense. When I was young, my parents told me, finish your homework, then you can go and play. When I'm older... the Government tells us to finish our homework only at 65 years old. Then we can play. It's implied, even though, by right, we can play anytime we want. However, because we are so used to having someone else set dates and goals for us...