Stuffocation: Living More With Less

We have more stuff than we could ever need – clothes we don't wear, kit we don't use, and toys we don't play with. But having everything we thought we wanted isn't making us happier. It's bad for the planet. It's cluttering up our homes. It's making us feel 'stuffocated' and stressed – and it might even be killing us. In this groundbreaking book, trend forecaster James Wallman finds that a rising number of people are turning their backs on all-you-can-get consumption, from the telecoms exec who's sold almost everything he owns, to the well-off family who have moved into a remote mountain cabin. Wallman's solution to our clutter crisis is less extreme, but equally fundamental. We have to transform what we value. We have to focus less on possessions and more on experiences. Rather than a new watch or another pair of shoes, we should invest in shared experiences like holidays and time with friends. With intriguing insights on psychology, economics and culture, Stuffocation is a vital manifesto for change. It has inspired those who have read it to be happier and healthier, and to live more, with less.

About the Author :
James Wallman is a journalist, trend forecaster, speaker and author. He has written for GQ, the New York Times, the FT, and has advised clients such as Absolut, BMW, Burberry and Nike. James wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine and was editor of The Future Laboratory's forecasting publication. He has an MA in Classics from Oxford University and an MA in Journalism from the University of the Arts London. He has lived in France, Greece, and Palo Alto in California. He currently lives in London with his wife and two children. Kris Dyer has narrated over 100 audiobooks including titles by Alain de Botton, Neil Gaiman and James Herbert. He also regularly narrates publications The Week, Tesco Magazine and BBC History Magazine. Kris has appeared in Doctor Who with Peter Davison and in all three series of BBC Radio sitcom On the Blog with Caroline Quentin. He's performed stand-up comedy all over the country including three sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as one half of double-act Nice Mum.

Review :
'Like The Tipping Point meets Freakonomics – but with a huge idea at its heart.' 'Particularly timely ... [Wallman] is spot on.' 'Experientialism, as Wallman calls it, will define our future just as materialism has shaped our present.' 'Wallman perceives a new flowering of resistance to the siren lure of physical commodoties.' 'Compelling ... a blueprint for future living.'