Stuffocation why we've had enough of stuff and need experience more than ever
"For many of us, our possessions and the lifestyle that goes along with them are causing more stress than happiness--otherwise known as 'keeping up with the Joneses' or what Alain de Botton calls 'status anxiety.' But James Wallman argues that we are approaching a tipping po...
| Main Author: | Wallman, James (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Spiegel & Grau,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- We've had enough of stuff
- The problem : stuffocation. The anthropologist and the clutter crisis ; The dark side of materialism
- How we got here : the origins of throwaway culture. The original Mad Men and the job of creating desire ; Barbra Streisand and the law of unintended consequences
- The crossroads : signposts to a better future. I love to count: the 33, 47, 69, and 100 things of minimalism ; The simple life and the cage-free family ; The medium chill
- The road ahead: the rise of the experientialists. To do or to have? That is no longer a question ; The experientialists ; Facebook changed how we keep up with the Joneses ; We love to count too : the new way to measure progress ; What about the Chinese? ; The gypsy, the wasp, and the experience economy ; Can you be an experientialist and still love stuff?
- Why you need experience more than ever.