Gerald SturgillinKlearance Cannabis Collection·Mar 21The Relative Tranquility and Peace May Be Messing With My CreativityI Have to Be Okay With Downshifting But I Think I Just Didn’t Have Time to Adjust After All of the Recent Stress and Anxiety — Blank Screens and Finding My Peace While Still Wanting to Write So, we have finally found some relative security and tranquility here at the campground we’ve been at for the last week. Sure, the beginning of the week gave me enough material to write a three-part story about but the rest of the week has been silent and peaceful. Almost too…Downshifting4 min read
Karishma Gaur·Jan 21What I want everyone to know about downshifting…and the one thing I myself don’t get yet downshifting noun UK /ˈdaʊn.ʃɪf.tɪŋ/ US /ˈdaʊn.ʃɪf.tɪŋ/ the practice of leaving a job that is well paid and difficult in order to do something that gives you more time and satisfaction… …but less money. (And let me add, it’s much less money) I was working as an hourly paid teacher of English with British Council when I decided to downshift. Ongoing mental health struggles that had played dodgeball with my brains since…Downshifting11 min read
Göran Hådén·Nov 22, 2021Ten ways to buy happinessHappiness is well-being and life satisfaction. But how? Most stuff wins? No, research demonstrates that materialistic values are not a good recipe for happiness. Things take time, so the more you want to own everything, the more everything owns you. But there are actually some ways of increasing your subjective…Downshifting5 min read
ℕᗩℜℂozE ᔕuℬͲᒪ℮ ᒪiͲEᔕ·Nov 30, 2020Member-onlyYoung Business Club (YBC) crashed my hopes to become an Entrepreneur.These three screenshots representing the parts on the ‘funnel’ (from lead to conversion) to drive traffic, probably made to sell memberships in YBC and selecting candidates just like an MBA test or university admissions policy might be the centre of attention for many people. ‘The key from a flat full…Downshifting3 min read
Nicole Schlesinger·Oct 18, 2020Downshifting“Hurry up, Nicole. Let’s get going! We have a lot to do today,” my dad’s booming voice ricocheted through my sleepy brain as I struggled to wake up on Saturday morning. I moaned in my fuzzy state of semi consciousness. There was always something that needed to be done. Always…Downshifting9 min read
Carole MorrisinDownshifting·Jul 13, 2020Member-onlySheddingHow to welcome something new Most people, when they move away from something, need a period of time to shed their own persona, identity, or specialty. In part it is for their own benefit: they have to discover who they are when they are not THAT. …Downshifting3 min read
Carole MorrisinDownshifting·Sep 30, 2019Member-onlyDownshifting ToolsGetting the most out of the freedom of retirement Those lucky enough to have exited full-time corporate life are often hit with a temptation to return to it. The backlog of home projects gets checked off the to-do list, and the things we longed to do while we were working…Downshifting3 min read
Tiziano Boccacini·Sep 5, 2019Restringere la Tecnosfera — Dmitry OrlovTraduzione dall’originale dell’introduzione. — Negli ultimi due secoli abbiamo assistito ad una completa sostituzione della maggior parte dei nostri precedenti modi di condurre le attività economiche e la nostra vita quotidiana con nuovi metodi, tecnologicamente avanzati, più efficienti. …Downshifting11 min read
Carole MorrisinDownshifting·Jun 13, 2019Member-onlyIs “Retirement” the New Dirty “R” Word?What should we call it instead? A helpful city worker for one of my local cities is reviewing my proposal to provide a 10-week seminar for those who are thinking about a transition from full-time work. And she noted to me that my course, previously titled Downshifting into Retirement has…Downshifting3 min read
Carole MorrisinDownshifting·May 12, 2019Member-onlyThe Eight Areas to Consider Before you Announce RetirementAnd Some Insight for Employers Trying to Hold onto Baby Boomers https://tapthegapcoaching.com/articles-the-eight-areas-to-consider-before-you-announce-retirement/ I’m a baby boomer. I know a lot of people in my demographic who are looking down a very short road to retirement, semi-retirement, or drastic career change. …Downshifting4 min read
