> You realize that actually having a work is quite nice and being retired for extended time periods is boring
Have you actually done this? I have and that was not my experience. I took a year off and it was great, I was never bored and the only reason I returned to work is because I need more saved before I could afford to make it permanent.
I have, and it was absolutely my experience. I "retired" at 28. Before that, I loathed my job and couldn't wait to quit. After? I realized that satisfying work is one of the main ingredients of happiness. If I had figured that out sooner, I could have found a job I enjoyed more, rather than quitting, bumbling around for years trying to figure out what to do with my life.
I do think a significant hazard of a real job is not nearly enough time off (precluding extended travel and so on), but again, if that's the sticking point, negotiate that.
I've heard this type of thing before but it seems to set up something of a false dichotomy to me. Not having to work a full time job doesn't mean doing nothing, it means financial independence to pursue whatever projects are meaningful to you. I don't really resonate with the approach described in the article because for me those projects tend to require a bit more than a subsistence level of income. There are endless interesting projects to pursue that aren't the most viable options when you have to worry about paying the bills however.
Have you actually done this? I have and that was not my experience. I took a year off and it was great, I was never bored and the only reason I returned to work is because I need more saved before I could afford to make it permanent.