Slow living
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Simple living (or voluntary simplicity) 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 emphasise an explicit rejection of "westernised values", while others choose to live more simply for reasons of personal taste, a sense of fairness, or 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 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.
See also
- Asceticism
- Affluenza
- Anti-consumerism
- Car-free movement
- Christian views on poverty and wealth
- Conspicuous consumption
- Corporate poverty
- Degrowth
- Downshifting
- Financial independence
- Freeganism
- Frugality
- Homesteading
- Intentional community
- Intentional living
- Mottainai
- Naturism
- Organic farming
- Otium
- Over-consumption
- Planned obsolescence
- Refusal of work
- Slow Movement
- Slow living
- Small house movement
- Survivalism
- Thrifting
- Wu-wei
- Wwoofing
