Psychology says if you want your 70s to be the best years of your life you have to stop doing something most people don't quit until it's too late - and the quitting isn't dramatic, it's just the daily decision to stop measuring yourself by a standard that was always someone else's and never actually yours - Silicon Canals

"You spend your whole life thinking success looks a certain way. Work hard, provide for your family, build something. Then one day you realize you've been playing someone else's game with someone else's rules, and the prize at the end isn't what you thought it would be."

"Social comparison theory is the idea that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others."

"We're all walking around with these invisible scorecards, tallying up points based on standards we never chose. Standards that came from our fathers, our neighborhoods, what we saw on TV, what the guy next door was doing."

"Most guys I know don't question the scorecard until they're forced to."

At sixty-six, a realization emerged that worth shouldn't be measured by work hours or income. Many live by a scorecard defined by societal standards, leading to a false sense of success. The comparison continues into retirement, shifting from job titles to financial standings. Individuals often feel inadequate when comparing their achievements to others, influenced by external expectations. This realization emphasizes the importance of questioning these standards before retirement, as many only reflect on their worth when faced with change.

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