Semi-retirement is about breaking away from the rat race to do what you love. It is leaving behind the nine to five world of mindless routines and making more time for yourself. In Semi-retirement you continue to work, just a lot less. And you get to choose the work you do! Instead of working five to six days a week, you work three or four. The rest of your time is for you to create and to grow as a person. Full retirement sounds horrible to me. We all need a little structure