Quality of Life
is the new success
[ moving society beyond GDP, toward quality of life
as a more human way to measure progress ]
The Business Hippie Club cuts through the noise, reads real life, and turns that into wiser decisions.
where do you stand?
the frictions in daily life
[ observed through the Quality of Life Tour ]
Work is increasingly temporary and project based. Building long-term security feels uncertain.
Housing is harder to access. And even when we find a place, it does not always feel like home.
Stress and burnout affect health. Yet slowing down rarely feels like a real option.
Many people want to contribute to something meaningful. Yet it is not always clear what truly matters anymore.
What appears to be personal is often a structural problem.
take part in quality of life
[ for your life, your business, and your city ]
The Business Hippie Club invites people, leaders, and communities to look more honestly at what daily life is asking from us now, and to turn those signals into clearer direction.
Your life
A personal check-in to understand what supports your quality of life and what may need more attention.
For curious individuals who want more clarity, balance, and direction in daily life.
Your business
A human way to look at culture, energy, trust, work, and impact.
For conscious leaders and founders who want their business to create value for people as well as results.
Your city
A grounded way to understand how quality of life is actually experienced in a place.
For committed cities, communities, and local initiatives that want to make better choices for daily life, opportunity, wellbeing, and connection.
Quality of life is not only personal. It affects how we live, how businesses operate, and how places support the people in them.
voices of quality of life
[ a podium for real-life signals ]
Quality of life becomes clearer when people share what they experience, value, build, and hope to improve.
The Business Hippie Club gives space to real voices from people, businesses, and places, so lived experience can become part of a wider quality-of-life conversation.
Together, these signals create a more human picture of progress and point toward wiser choices.
from real life to wiser decisions
[ how the Business Hippie Club works ]
Reading real life
Through the Quality of Life Tour, we explore how daily life is actually experienced – across cities, events, and communities.
Finding the patterns
The Business Hippie Way and the QOL Atlas help us make sense of what we find – spotting what is structural, what is shifting, and what actually matters.
Turning it into direction
That becomes publications, concepts, and practical guidance for people, businesses, and places ready to make wiser decisions.
Created by Hans van de Rakt
Perspectives on Quality of Life
When meaning became content
Why public life is still asking bigger questions than the content world answers. When I scroll through LinkedIn and other media channels, I often see the same pattern coming back again and again. People are promoting products, beliefs, methods, personal…
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What is quality of life?
Quality of life is how well daily life actually works – across health, work, housing, relationships, meaning, and freedom. Here is a clear, practical definition and why it matters more than ever.
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Is quality of life really good if someone else pays the price?
We talk a lot about quality of life these days. Cities want it. Businesses promise it. People chase it. And fair enough. Who does not want a better life? But here is the uncomfortable question: Is quality of life really…
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quality time is not a time problem
It’s a Quality of Life problem. When people say they want more quality time, it sounds simple. More evenings without distraction.More weekends that actually feel like weekends.More space for what really matters. The reflex is almost always the same: we…
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Living well, or just longer?
Longevity has quietly migrated from the medical lab into the lifestyle brand. Across the globe, the conversation around health has shifted; it is no longer about the absence of disease, but the presence of data. We track sleep cycles, curate…
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We search for proof, not truth
I was sitting on a terrace, coffee getting cold in front of me, watching people pass by. A man at the next table kept refreshing his inbox. Across the street, someone walked while talking into their phone, pausing as if…
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