It's quite common for many of the recently retired to grow bored in their first few months or even weeks of leaving work for ...

There's a broader line between busy and bored in retirement than you might expect. It hardly takes a genius to figure out that our perception of the time-space continuum can wobble madly as we age.

Whether it's by getting busy after initially being bored, or embracing a bit of boredom after signing up for too many hobbies right off the bat, the key is finding the right balance at any given time.