There is definitely a history to the idea that you should work till you drop. Modern retirement wasn’t started until the late 1800s. See this post by Paul Wiseman in the San Jose Mercury News about this history:

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24935309

Just remember, if you do something you love and make money doing it, why would you want to retire anyway (maybe going part-time has an appeal, but stopping work altogether?) If you stop working in your dream job you will get bored doing something else (how much golf and vacations can you really do - all the time?) I will probably be doing this until I am old and gray (another 2 years at least!)

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