hbr guide to designing your retirement

HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement

Set yourself up for a successful transition.

Retirement is perhaps the greatest and most deeply personal career transition you'll ever make. Will you switch gears, slow down, or stop work entirely? Will you have the money, the good health, and the companionship you need to enjoy it?

The HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement provides the practical tips, research, stories, and advice you need to take stock of your skills and interests and define retirement for yourself.

You'll learn how to:

Assess your readiness to make the transition

Craft a plan to slow your pace—or stop working altogether

Experiment with possible future selves

Find new ways to apply old skills

Communicate your plan to key partners

Bridge your old identity to your new one

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