Write, read and analyze literature. Hopefully I’ll be able to do it as a job.
Become a blacksmith. I’d make all sorts of things.
And a welder. And a tool and die man.
I’d work with metal. And at some point I’d make a point to learn glass blowing because it’s cool.
That’s my current situation after retiring a few years ago. I stay busy with personal software projects, running a weekly in-person D&D campaign and playing in others, cooking, 3d design and printing, Arduino/ESP and electronics, woodworking, reading, TV & movies, and random crafting and other stuff that comes up.
I have ADHD and my hobby is collecting hobbies. I don’t typically get bored. I would likely need to do some side gig to supplement buying things for new hobbies.
Read, learn, create, and explore.
Gardening, fishing, skiing, hunting, making furniture, building boats, long road trips with the family.
Basically typical retirement shit.
I would make radio. I do one show a week and I sometimes struggle to find time to even prepare for that, so if time weren’t an issue I’d probably end up just doing a load more.
do you want a list?! I have adhd and 1.324 different hobbies and projects in different stages of completeness. If I had free time I would get 200 more hobies and start 200 more project without finishing the ones before lol
Join a 3rd band, I guess.
Short answer: work less.
Long answer: I actually enjoy my job, and have for a long time. If I had won several million long ago I would have kept my job because it (most of the time) was very fulfilling and important, though it has largely wrecked my body.
Now I can’t fly anymore, so while my job is still important and fulfilling, it’s not nearly as exciting, and I am constantly crazy busy, so I’d love to cut my hours about in half, probably. I’d still want to work.
Oh, and I’d build a forge in my backyard. So maybe work the same amount, but some of my time crafting things.
Continue to work for extra shit probably. Sure basic needs are met, but I don’t think basic needs count for computer parts, drones, supplies for home improvements. My life would be easier on bills but would still need funds for projects and hobbies.
i’d pick a direction and start walking.
I’ll tell you what I’d do, man…
Chill on the couch. Watch Youtube. Go for bike rides. Learn the ukulele and go busking for fun. Do papercraft. I was able to do this for about 5 years, and then I had to go back to work, just as I was really getting my creative juices going.
I’d work on cars. And my house. It feels like I’m fighting entropy, I fix one thing and find 2 more problems in the process. But I know some of that is just the previous home owner doing a bunch of diy.
Learn to wood work and build furniture. I have a deep, deep loathing for flat pack furniture.
Garden. I’d love to have a proper garden.
Honestly. I’d just like to be rid of my anxiety over finances.
