Sep 11

Simple Living – the answer to work stress, frustration and despair?

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Simple living (not Paris Hilton’s “Simple Life”) is a lifestyle individuals may pursue for a variety of motivations, such as spirituality, health, or ecology. Others may choose simple living for reasons of social justice or a rejection of consumerism. Some may emphasize an explicit rejection of “westernized values“, while others choose to live more simply for reasons of personal taste, a sense of fairness or for personal economy.

Simple living as a concept is distinguished from the simple lifestyles of those living in conditions of poverty in that its proponents are consciously choosing to not focus on wealth directly tied to money or restrictive, cash-based economics. Although asceticism may resemble voluntary simplicity, proponents of simple living are not all ascetics. The term “downshifting” is often used to describe the act of moving from a lifestyle of greater consumption towards a lifestyle based on voluntary simplicity.

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2 Responses to “Simple Living – the answer to work stress, frustration and despair?”

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    June 12th, 2007 at 1:04 pm

    […] Just leave the fears at home. What can happen anyway? You will learn something new. Start to live simple! […]

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