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Thomas Barrett, Ph.D.
3 articles
Retirement Myths, Continued
In my last article I listed four retirement myths: It is easy to retire from an active professional life to a less active lifestyle; Retired people do not want to work; Retired people do not want to be paid; and Retired people have unlimited free time (Barrett, 2018). In that article I admitted to having […]
Thomas Barrett, Ph.D.
September 2, 2019
Debunking Retirement Myths
In my last article I listed four retirement myths: It is easy to retire from an active professional life to a less active lifestyle; Retired people do not want to work; Retired people do not want to be paid; Retired people have unlimited free time In that article I admitted to having retired three times. […]
Thomas Barrett, Ph.D.
July 21, 2019
Retirement Myths
By last count I had retired three times—once from the state of Colorado as the mental health director, once from the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and finally from the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of Denver. You might conclude that it was difficult for me to retire! Retirement is a […]
Thomas Barrett, Ph.D.
December 12, 2018