{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","author_name":"DrJeff (npub1k7…3c04l)","author_url":"https://nostr.ae/npub1k7vkcxp7qdkly7qzj3dcpw7u3v9lt9cmvcs6s6ln26wrxggh7p7su3c04l","provider_name":"njump","provider_url":"https://nostr.ae","html":"This is a very difficult question/problem to answer... since there isn't a blanket right or wrong answer for all.\n\nThe issues you are struggling with are the very same as the ones I have personally dealt with.\n\nBeing a physician and helping people is awesome, but being a part of the (very) broken US healthcare system is frustrating.\n\nIf you are like me, then you will do poorly with a simple, traditional \"retirement.\" -- So, I would recommend that, if you do leave your orthopedic surgery practice, you retire \"to\" something, rather that just retiring \"from\" being a surgeon.\n\nI get stir crazy unless I am doing or building something challenging and/or helping other people.\n\nFinally, I would recommend thinking about your bitcoin savings in bear market terms, not just in current USD prices or--especially--bull market prices.\n\nIf the USD price drops 60% next month and stays depressed for 24 months, can you still survive without your orthopedic income? If so, retirement is probably a good option. If not, keep working and stacking sats.\n\nNot sure if any of this helps. But I think that you are thinking about it correctly.\n\nCheers."}