downshifting

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Present participle of downshift
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance
Downshifting is a social behavior or trend in which individuals live simpler lives to escape from the rat race of obsessive materialism and to reduce the “stress, overtime, and psychological expense that may accompany it.” It emphasizes finding an improved balance between leisure and work and focusing life goals on personal fulfillment and relationship building instead of the all-consuming pursuit of economic success
{i} simple living, lifestyle that does not focus on on wealth or money
The process of going from a higher gear (for instance, fourth gear) to a lower gear (for instance, second gear) with a manual or automatic transmission
The conversion of an uppercase character to its lowercase representation
(Otomotiv) A technique referring to manually shifting to a lower gear to accelerate or provide more power. This technique is also used in braking to assist the brakes in slowing down the vehicle
A technique referring to manually shifting to a lower gear to accelerate or provide more power This technique is also used in braking to assist the brakes in slowing down the vehicle
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To shift a transmission into a lower gear
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To function at a lower rate
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1. To shift a motor vehicle into a lower gear.2. To reduce the speed, rate, or intensity of something.3. To simplify or reduce one's expectations or commitments, especially in work hours.4. To shift (a motor vehicle) into a lower gear.5. To reduce in speed, rate, or intensity.6. To simplify or reduce one's commitments in (one's life).7. A change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one.8. A change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
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an instance of downshifting
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(verb) change one's lifestyle to one that is less stressful
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Leave a job that is highly paid and difficult in order to do something that gives you more time and satisfaction but less money
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(verb) change to a lower gear
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change to a lower gear
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(noun) an instance of downshifting
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change one's lifestyle to one that is less stressful
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If you downshift while driving, you change to a lower gear. He downshifted and turned the steering wheel
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{f} shift a car into a lower gear; reduce the speed of something; change lifestyle from a stressful job that pays very highly to a job that makes quality of life better in other ways (such as spirituality, health etc., and not focused on on wealth or money)
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If someone downshifts, they leave a job that is well-paid but stressful for a less demanding job and a more enjoyable way of life. Lynda now sees many of her clients downshifting in search of a new way of living. @ downshifting down·shift·ing The latest lifestyle trend is downshifting. + downshifter downshifters down·shifter Downshifters are being tempted to leave the sophisticated city and go simple
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