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Re:Ask HN: What are some hobbies for a 72-year-old retiree? ... by thesecretsquad on Saturday February 27, 2021 @02:20AM (#26283311)
Congrats on retiring. Thanks for the suggestions. I've added them to my list. Following your example, it sounds like maybe I should encourage my dad to seek those simpler hobbies instead of getting involved in programming, which can be quite arduous. You mentioned playing a musical instrument and I remembered my dad was a pretty good piano player years ago. He hasn't played in years, but he might be interested in picking it up again now that he has the time.
Re:Ask HN: What are some hobbies for a 72-year-old retiree? ... by lucas_membrane on Sunday February 28, 2021 @05:32PM (#26297735)
In late 2019, two years after I retired, I attended a presentation by a neuroscientist who brought his grand piano. The piano had a sign on it, something like "This machine stops dementia." Since then, music has been my daily avocation.