I’m Already Retired… for the Third Time (The Linear Life Fallacy)

Описание: Every 3–5 years, I retire.
Not because I’m rich. Not because I “made it.”
But because the traditional life path — study → work → grind → retire at 65 — never made sense to me.

That illusion is the Linear Life Fallacy:
the belief that life has to be lived in a straight line, and that taking a break means you’re “falling behind.”

So this year, on my third micro-retirement, I packed my bag and headed across Vietnam:
• Rainy trekking in Sapa
• The Hà Giang Loop on a motorbike
• A cruise through Cát Bà → Hạ Long Bay
• Now exploring Ninh Binh

But this isn’t a holiday.
It’s a pause button — a chance to reflect, reset, and ask the real questions:
Who am I now? Have I changed? Am I still on the right path?

In this video, I share how micro-retirements work, why they’re not bad for your CV (I worked in HR for 20 years…), and how you can design your own — even on a budget.

Plus, I ask a traveler I met today the one question I ask everyone on this journey:
“What does it mean to live a good life?”

If you’re tired of living on autopilot, this one’s for you.

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📍 Filmed across Vietnam: Hanoi → Sapa → Hà Giang → Cát Bà → Ninh Bình
🌱 Next episode: How to use Ikigai & Dharma frameworks to find your purpose

The book: https://kenhellem.com/book/

Chapters
00:00 I’m Already Retired (For the Third Time)
00:17 The Linear Life Fallacy
00:54 Life Isn’t Linear
01:35 How to Take a Micro-Retirement
02:02 Will This Hurt My CV? (HR Truth)
02:30 What It Means to Live a Good Life