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While politicians keep telling us we need to work longer, more and more people are yearning for freedom and dreaming of early retirement. That is the finding of a new opinion poll. Researchers even speak of a loss of meaning, and more of us are taking drastic steps to break free.

More people are falling out of love with their jobs — here’s how to escape the meaninglessness

Listen to the articleLæst op af Kirsten Nilsson
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Anne Hansen er 39 år og investerer 30-40 procent af sin løn for at blive økonomisk uafhængig af arbejde.

49-årige Tania Holm Linke droppede et karrierejob for at få tid til sine børn.

Begge er del af en stærk tendens, hvor flere af os drømmer om at bestemme over vores egen tid. Og en del gør som Anne Hansen og Tania Holm Linke – de lægger deres liv helt om, fordi de har opdaget konkrete løsninger, som gør det muligt.

I en ny serie undersøger vi, hvordan du kaster dit liv op i luften og gør dig fri før tid. Her får du seriens første artikel:

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