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提前退休好不好

英国人的平均寿命是81岁，略微高于富裕国家的平均水平。我们送别的大多数同事会享受漫长的退休生活——大约是他们生命的四分之一。除了学历最高的那些人以外，这比他们受教育的全部时间——从上小学的第一天到大学毕业——还要长。

Those who live longer than average — and the better-off are more likely to do so — could spend nearly as much time retired as they did working.

那些寿命超过平均值的人可能会度过和他们的工作年限一样长的退休时光，而富裕的人更有可能长寿。

Is this a clever idea? Is it good for your health and happiness to spend so many years not working?

这是不是一个明智的想法？这么多年不工作对你的健康和幸福有没有好处？

Some years ago, the view was that it was not. Work kept you healthy and in touch. It gave you status and purpose. Stopping work led to a quick decline. Early retirement meant early death.

一些年前，普遍观点是这样不好。工作让你身体健康，让你与社会保持联系。工作为你提供地位和目的。停止工作会导致你快速衰老。提前退休等于提前死亡。

A 2005 study published in the BMJ medical journal looked at workers who had retired from Shell Oil, the US subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. It found that those who retired at 55 had far higher death rates than those who carried on working until they were 65.