The Simple Life
Back to basics
A lifestyle that rejects material excess and complexity in favor of basic needs, self-sufficiency, and modest pleasures.
The phrase evokes rural living, reduced consumption, and freedom from modern complications: They left the city for the simple life on a small farm.
Often idealized by those who haven't tried it.
Also the title of a 2003 reality TV series featuring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie doing farm chores.
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- quietLacking in sound
- peace and quietFreedom from disturbance
- back to basicsRefocusing on core principles
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
easy · minimalism · less is more · farming · off the grid · monasticism · frugality · Paris Hilton · reality TV · gratitude · relaxing · essentialism · foraging · authenticity · inner peace · declutter · hiking · nature walks
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
The Simple Lifematerialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
consumerism · keeping up with the Joneses · conspicuous consumption · excess · opulence
The Simple Lifehustle culture
Celebrating relentless career ambition
rat race · workaholism · careerism · burnout culture · corporate ladder
The Simple Lifehigh society
The social elite
social climbing · café society · celebrity culture · sophistication · status-seeking
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