Downshifting

[airiefairie]

Downshifting literally means switching to a lower gear in life. It is a curious social movement that promotes a new, or should I call it, old lifestyle, and in a way is a utopian escape from the realities of modern urbanised life. People who "downshift" are often ones who have been very successful, who have made building a career the purpose of

Comments

[airiefairie]

You really love Europeans. =)

[htpcl]

Awwww.

[pastorlenny]

If someone says "post-modern" one more time, I'm gonna scream.

[luzribeiro]

Post-mo....rtem!

[airiefairie]

But like a Howard Dean scream or an R2D2 scream? =)

[onefatmusicnerd]

Nomopomo

[eracerhead]

I'm 57. At least among my peer group, I find that a lot of people at this point in their career automatically downshift. They've pretty much accomplished everything they reasonably can, and so start preparing for the next phase of their life.

[htpcl]

Could Vissarion's followers qualify as down-shifters? (I hope they're not shape-shifters though!)

[mahnmut]

Taking it slowly is nice (uh huh) but if that becomes the norm, things could get reeeeally boring. And I suspect I'd die if I was bored for long enough time.