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Simple living (also referred to as voluntary simplicity) is a lifestyle characterized by consuming only that which is required to sustain life. Adherents may choose simple living for a variety of personal reasons, such as spirituality, health, increase in 'quality time' for family and friends, reducing their personal ecological footprint, stress reduction, personal taste or frugality. E. F. Schumacher summarized it by saying, "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction." Others cite socio-political goals aligned with the anti-consumerist movement, including conservation, degrowth, social justice, ethnic diversity and sustainable development. According to Duane Elgin, "we can describe voluntary simplicity as a manner of living that is outwardly more simple and inwardly more rich, a way of being in which our most authentic and alive self is brought into direct and conscious contact with living." Simple living as a concept is distinguished from those living in forced poverty, as it is a voluntary lifestyle choice. Although asceticism generally promotes living simply and refraining from luxury and indulgence, not all proponents of voluntary simplicity are ascetics. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Questions....? Q. 1. What are the chances of voluntary simplicity becoming dominant? 2. What are the chances of car sharing becoming dominant? 3. What are the chances of eco-tourism becoming dominant? 4. What are the chances of people having to share things instead of own them? Asked by mattcasey2017 - Sun Dec 2 18:06:26 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. 1. 1 in 100 or after WWIII 2. 1 in 5 or until we run out of gas 3. ??? 4. never Answered by Easy Button - Sun Dec 2 18:12:05 2007 What's the best book or documentary out there on Voluntary Simplicity? Q. I'm looking to more towards simpler living. Looking for a good book that will inspire, motivate and hold my attention. A documentary film on the subject would be awesome, too. I'm documenting my own experience here: I'd love to have a good Voluntary Simplicity resource to point people towards. THANKS! Asked by KristenCO - Tue Jan 29 13:28:33 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Watch some of the Treehuggers TV (ignore the internal server error message at start and scroll down) You will love the no impact man. He (and his family) are trying to live a no impact lifestyle for a year And the how to go green guides. Answered by . - Wed Jan 30 10:57:58 2008 What are the chances of voluntary simplicity becoming the dominant lifestyle?
Q. What are the chances of voluntary simplicity becoming the dominant lifestyle? Asked by Beavis and Butt-Head - Mon Jul 30 07:00:08 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. The chances of voluntary simplicity becoming the dominant lifestyle are quite high. The reasons being : - Ever-increasing cost of living; - Increasing share of style of living in total family expenditure; - Increasing cost of other essential commodities and services like food and health care etc.; -Fast pace of changing fashion/style ; -Knowledge about negative side effects of adopting new styles; - Changing environment and role of the new style in affecting the environment; Answered by sb - Fri Aug 3 04:19:44 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Voluntary Simplicity" See also:
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