These are excerpts from the author’s book “Deep,” which contains eight of his small books published in the form of Wisdom Literature covering different aspects of life: Facing troublemakers, dealing with pain, personal financial issues, gastronomy, reading, criticizing, inspiring, and feeling always good to go.

Series 8: Life Painkillers

This week: Retirement

Symptoms: Feeling as if it is the end of the world.

Diagnosis: The period around retirement date.

Painkiller:

• Avoid feeling as if what happened was a surprise.

• Start implementing your plans for this day, however difficult it currently may seem.

• Get inspired by the positive examples shown by those who have gone through the experience before you.

• Don’t be surprised when you find yourself accomplishing a lot of your retirement work and plans in weeks or even a few days.

Treatment:

• Saving is important, but it is always better to spend from good investment returns rather than from excellent savings.

• Knowing what to keep yourself busy with after retirement is just as important as planning your budget and expenses after retirement.

• Let go the frustration of being ignored by those who used to seek your attention and request your support when you were in the seat of authority.

• Be flexible so that you keep your agenda busy by creating appropriate new tasks as needed.

• Pay special attention to social commitments, and be keen to fulfill them.

• Remember that it may be the toughest challenge you face against flexibility, and do your best to overcome that challenge.

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Dahab’s books are available on Goodreads and Booktasters are promoting them. This is the link to a trailer on “Damn the Novel,” his first book translated into English.