Category: Lifestyle
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I know the daydream that hits you when you’re stuck in traffic at 7:45 AM, watching your life tick away in fifteen-minute increments. You imagine dirt roads instead of gridlock. Garden beds instead of grocery aisles. The sound of roosters instead of sirens. Fresh eggs from your own chickens. Tomatoes that actually taste like something.…
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In the modern world, there’s a quiet, chronic, and low-grade anxiety that hums just beneath the surface of our days. It’s the feeling that gnaws at you as you scroll through a feed of curated images: a friend’s spectacular vacation, a stranger’s perfectly renovated kitchen, a colleague’s prestigious award. It’s the pressure you feel when…
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There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from living in the modern world. It’s beyond tiredness, more like a bone-deep weariness of constant optimization, endless productivity hacks, and the relentless pressure to do more, be more, achieve more. If you’re reading this, you probably know the feeling. I certainly do, and like me, you’ve…
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One of the most shocking parts of our journey toward a simpler life was looking at our bank statement and wondering where all the money went. It felt like we were being nibbled to death by a thousand tiny purchases. The truth is, modern life sells us convenience at a huge markup. Reclaiming your income…
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Welcome to A Peasant Life! If you’re here, you’ve probably felt a gentle pull (or even a violent shove) away from the modern world’s definition of success. The endless cycle of earning more to buy more, the clutter in our homes and minds, the feeling of being a passenger in a life that moves too…
