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The term style of life was used by psychiatrist Alfred Adler as one of several constructs describing the dynamics of the personality.
It reflects the individual's unique, unconscious, and repetitive way of responding to (or avoiding) the main tasks of living: friendship, love, and work. This style, rooted in a childhood prototype, remains consistent throughout life, unless it is changed through depth psychotherapy.
Usage examples of "style of life".
Yes, Sydney, I have had enough of this style of life, with no other as a change from it.
Such a style of life does not seem to match Sufi professions of poverty and avoidance of the world's delights, but if we remember that the physical and psychical worlds were not sharply differentiated, and that Sufism was providing the oppressed and hungry with hope and sustenance, the paradox is lost.
In this case I thought it unlikely, given the latitude and style of life of Lydius.