I've tried to take time off at regular intervals during my life, including nearly 10 years "on the road" in my 20's, so that I didn't get to retirement age and wonder what happened to my life. It was a good strategy.
Now, I work part time but understand that life is so much more than working "for the man". It may take more time to finish a project, but the journey is more enjoyable.
Don't know whether I'll ever just "stop"; to many things to do in life than sit on my bum.
Be warned, retirement kills men who have "become the job". That's such a crap way to go.
Enjoy it!