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The pleasure of a road trip with nowhere urgent to be
FROM MICHIEditorial story
READ IT FORRoad trips · Travel
USE IT YOUR WAYInspiration, not prescription

There is no single correct version of life after full-time work. The useful question is not simply when you stop, but what you would like to make more room for.

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Choose a loose route

Imagine how this might look in your own week or year. Start small, notice what gives you energy, and let the shape of the life evolve rather than trying to solve everything at once.

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Stay two nights sometimes

Imagine how this might look in your own week or year. Start small, notice what gives you energy, and let the shape of the life evolve rather than trying to solve everything at once.

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Make lunch part of the journey

Imagine how this might look in your own week or year. Start small, notice what gives you energy, and let the shape of the life evolve rather than trying to solve everything at once.

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Stop before you are tired

Imagine how this might look in your own week or year. Start small, notice what gives you energy, and let the shape of the life evolve rather than trying to solve everything at once.

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