Ep. 174- Micro-Retirement. 微退休

What do you want to do after retirement? And more importantly, why wait? What if you could start living your "retirement life" now, in small meaningful ways? This episode explores the concept of micro-retirement, a growing trend especially among younger generations. We’ll look at how it connects to remote work, financial planning, lifestyle design, and cultural attitudes toward work and rest. Let’s dive into what micro-retirement really means and why it might be a life strategy worth considering.

退休之後你想做什麼？你想不想現在就開始過「退休生活」？「微退休」也許是一個你可以思考的方式！來一起了解一下什麼是微退休吧！

• 🧳 Retirement & Career Choices

  • 退休 (tuì xiū) – retirement

  • 辭職 (cí zhí) – resignation / quitting a job

  • 微退休 (wēi tuì xiū) – micro-retirement

  
  

  🌍 Work & Lifestyle Shifts

  • 疫情 (yì qíng) – pandemic

  • 遠端工作 (yuǎn duān gōng zuò) – remote work

  • 全心全意 (quán xīn quán yì) – wholeheartedly / with full dedication

  
  

  💸 Well-being & Resources

  • 儲蓄 (chǔ xù) – savings

  • 生活品質 (shēng huó pǐn zhí) – quality of life

  • 心理健康 (xīn lǐ jiàn kāng) – mental health

  
  

  👩‍💻 Generational Trends

  • Z世代 (Z shì dài) – Gen Z
    (born mid-1990s to early 2010s)

  
  

  🧠 Cultural Perspectives & Values

  • 文化差異 (wén huà chā yì) – cultural differences

  • 承擔後果 (chéng dān hòu guǒ) – taking responsibility / bearing consequences

  • 社會風氣 (shè huì fēng qì) – social atmosphere / public attitudes

  • 循環 (xún huán) – cycle / recurring pattern

  • 罪惡感 (zuì è gǎn) – guilt

  • 觀念轉變 (guān niàn zhuǎn biàn) – shift in mindset

  • 正當理由 (zhèng dāng lǐ yóu) – legitimate reason / justification

  
  

  
  

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