Robert Brokamp

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Purpose, People, and Core Pursuits: Key Ingredients to a Happy Retirement · 6 Sep 2026 podcast

We may return to the financial part as well, but I do want to get into the non-financial part. voice-verified

And the phrase always is you don't want to retire from something, you want to retire to something. voice-verified

And what I think is great about your research and your book is that you really boil it down to specific things to be thinking about, starting first with core pursuits. voice-verified

Tell us how you define core pursuits and what's the difference in terms of the happiest. voice-verified

retirees on the block versus the unhappiest retirees. voice-verified

You point out a few other aspects that seem to contribute to something being a corporate suit as opposed to just a pastime. voice-verified

I'll just reference once again the studies that show that the number one activity of retirees is watching television on average four to six hours a day, which is not part of being a happy retiree. voice-verified

One thing you point out is that the corpus suits are adventure related because they sort of keep you growing, keep you exploring, and you hit it on it a little bit too in terms of something called anticipatory happiness, which sort of adds a little extra layer to making these adventure-related things like travel, going to an RV, going hiking, makes them a little bit more like a corporate suit. voice-verified

You provide a suggestion for helping people identify their core pursuits in the book. voice-verified

And you had people start with their values. voice-verified

And then underneath each values, you sort of brainstorm specific voice-verified

things that you can do that are commitments to that value. voice-verified

And then you break it down to daily and yearly things that you can do to plan out your retirement so that you make sure that those are incorporated in your life. voice-verified

One thing you touch on in the book is core pursuits that get you out of the house, but also with other people, which leads to another key characteristic of happy retirees, and that is building a community. voice-verified

And I'll just pull one stat from your book. voice-verified

In the survey, you ask people if they agree with this statement. voice-verified

I have enough friends. voice-verified

81% of the happy retirees said yes, but only 38% of the unhappy retirees agreed with that statement. voice-verified

You made the point in the book that you have to be, and you mentioned this already, you have to be intentional about it. voice-verified

And you point out, like, for example, where you live, you're gonna have better luck making friends if you are in some place where there are lots of things going on versus out maybe in the middle of nowhere. voice-verified

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