I up-voted this, though depending on what you meant by 'productive', I can see why it would be insensitive.
After I retired I wanted to write a novel. I did that with voice recognition. I did some consulting via Skype. I wrote a chapter for a textbook. As the fatigue made long form writing more difficult, I wrote more short stories, and now poetry. My goal, such as it is, is to complete another collection (I wrote one years ago). I get an hour or two a day of reasonable clarity. Some days, though, I spend it farting around on the internet (ohai!).
After I retired I wanted to write a novel. I did that with voice recognition. I did some consulting via Skype. I wrote a chapter for a textbook. As the fatigue made long form writing more difficult, I wrote more short stories, and now poetry. My goal, such as it is, is to complete another collection (I wrote one years ago). I get an hour or two a day of reasonable clarity. Some days, though, I spend it farting around on the internet (ohai!).
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