Anyone feel motivation reduce when age 40 above ? Especially after more than 2 decades of work? Any motivation after 40 care to share?

I'm so tired

I do not believe that age is the primary reason employees feel demotivated. Rather, it is often due to the work environment, interpersonal dynamics, and perceived unfairness in how performance is assessed. Over time, for me, I began to feel less motivated to consistently give my best, ultimately choosing to transition to a part-time workload. This decision stemmed from the realisation that delivering high-quality work did not translate to improved performance evaluations, and that even minor or non-existent errors could result in disproportionately poor assessments.

It is disheartening to observe that those in leadership positions appear to benefit at the expense of the efforts from those not in leadership position. While I still enjoy the core responsibilities of my role, I no longer feel inclined to go above and beyond for the benefit of the organisation. Years of perceived unfair treatment and punitive practices have significantly diminished my motivation. I wish the government sector all the best moving forward, if our government allows leaders to continue to practice discrimination.

I have started exercising than resting at home drinking a bottle of beer infront of TV or computer screen. On weekends, i wake up as usual just to visit the wet market to feel the vibe of what life is that i have been lacking to experience while trying to plan activities to do in the afternoon on weekends; visiting a far shopping mall, go to a park etc, just to walk and see things i missed out.

Taking more supplement pills.

As for planning for retirement, trying to force myself to learn some handicrafts or cooking/baking as these activities take time and concentration so it would help if you start learning now so when the time comes, you have things to occupy the free-time.

I have retired and went to visit my uncle at Sarawak, my cousin who had depression told me that now you got freedom.