Ok, maybe a controversial topic... But really, for those of us working 38-40 a full days work, what do those lucky enough to have retired do with their day? Aside from comment on Lounge-room topics.... Hmmmm ...
Obviously a slightly antagonistic opening I am obviously thankful to the many retired experts who contribute each and every day... including Computer Scientists, Computer Engineers, Network Engineers, (others who I will hear from soon... ) I am most interested in how people lucky enough to have moved beyond their daily grind have chosen to fill their days.... And what should the rest of us aspire to
Plus, anyone offering to take on projects.... Your input is particularly welcome....
Not your question..... I don't know about them; however, for someone 10-15 years from retirement, I am constantly running the numbers on my 401k, pension, and Social Security wondering when I will be able to comfortably retire.
The « when » is also related to the « How ». Anyone could retire tomorrow. But some would need to live on the street, while others would cruise on their hatch…
Looking forward to my comfortable retirement, but no idea in how long that will be… though likely within the next 10 years. It will depend on the difference between what I’m doing at the time, and what I want to be doing…
In the first few years, all of those projects that you've been saying "I ought to do that" for the last 40 years suddenly get done. Near the end of that list are ones like vacuuming the (encapsulated) crawl space and organizing the spice drawer alphabetically (I'm not making these up). Having replaced nearly all of my switches/plates for automation, I wasn't thrilled that the outlets/plates were not quite the same color and not decora, so I replaced every stinkin' outlet in my house.
By the way, advice for the wives: If your husband says he will fix something, he will. You don't have to keep reminding him every six months about it.
I am 68 and retired 5 years ago and love it. Grow a garden, have chickens. Nice to not be pressured into getting all the home chores done after working all day or on the weekend. I never get bored.
Take a look at my cashflow and watch investments, download details/update
Adjust my budget and annual plan
Travel to visit my 2 sons and 3 grandsons- one family in New Jersey and one in Ohio (I'm in western New York)
Travel - Generally cruise in the late winter and take a 4-7 week trip to Europe in the fall (October/November)
Travel Plan - We plan our trips to Europe ourselves. Hotels, flights, train travel (all land travel in Europe is via train) and destinations. We enjoy travel planning. It starts in April-ish and is off and on until we leave.
I am on the Board of Directors of my HOA and that consumes considerable time
Write and adjust webCoRE Pistons
Tweak my LAN component settings
Exercise daily in a futile effort to stay somewhat fit
During NFL season, plan and host weekly "Bills in the Theater" (Buffalo Bills games) parties in our theater (4k, 133" screen, 7:1 surround)
25 years ago, at age 50, I was faced with the same uncertainties. I hacked together a javascript that had a table of our individual assets and liabilities. The script applied my estimated inflation/deflation rate/ROI to each row. Or, in the case of some fixed assets (privately held stock, highly collectible cars, etc), a best-guess valuation. Out in the columns, I could add or subtract an individual item (sell a car in 10 years, for example).
Some of the largest issues were unknowns; age at death (90), allowance for major health issues, major travel expenses, etc. Another issue was being realistic about what we would truly need in terms of lifestyle and future cost-of-living.
Having been on Quicken -and later, Quickbooks- as a early adopter, I had or could conjure up good data for a lot of the inputs. My research also indicated that most retirement plannees and quite a few professional planners were Pollyannas ...long on optimism & denial, short on realism. I went conservative on gains and liberal on losses.
How'd it turn out 20+ years later? I hit the nail on the head. On target.
Do all day
Thanks to @dJOS and others in the 3d printing thread here in the Lounge, I now design and print functional items -many of them to add maintenance &/or convenience items to aid aging-in-place.
I also do a little programming of Tampermonkey userscripts in order to rip apart websites and re-render them to my liking.
That is most definitely a big consideration. I have been pondering this in recent times, not so much for myself, but still something that is front of mind.
That would make sense.... It's a better story to sell and plays to people's general optimism (head in the sand).
Beautiful. Once I discovered that someone in my household had put thyme back in the drawer between cinnamon and cumin. I was distraught for the rest of the day.
I have a 73 slide PowerPoint presentation entitled "The importance of filing and it's place in society" (it includes a brief history of file cabinets) that I give to anyone who misfiles the spices.
a. Develop/maintain Hubitat integrations
b. Work on Homeowner's association Architectural Modification Committee (3000 home association)
c. Fill out infinite forms required for Medical Care
d. Medical appointments including driving to/from appointment
e. Track Medical billing and assure payments are made
f. Make inane comments on LInkedIn, FaceBook, and Hubitat
g. Regular panicking on medical condition
h. Exercise
i. Keep up with family and friends.
AND, I am single. imagine if I had to complete sposal-dos and don'ts,
Aside from comment on Lounge-room topics.... Hmmmm ... 
I am obviously thankful to the many retired experts who contribute each and every day... including Computer Scientists, Computer Engineers, Network Engineers, (others who I will hear from soon... 
