Living wisely

I think it was Schopenhauer who said that we cannot trust intellect alone; that wisdom is also nested in living in the moment and knowing when to stop analyzing to simply experience. We eventually understand that not everything comes with a ready solution which emerges after repeated reflection. Life comes with a fluid chaos naturally baked in.

Living one day at a time without future bias is difficult because existential angst sees us imagine some better scenario down the road which typically never comes. 

I think one of the reasons some have trouble with retirement is they imagined a state where everything would be resolved and the little hamster in the brain would stay quiet when, if anything else, the extra time only invites more ruminating.