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Stuffocation

Experientialism, as Wallman calls it, will define our future just as materialism has shaped our present

Fascinating, inspiring, and great fun to read

Particularly timely ... [Wallman] is spot on

With a sociologist's eye and a storyteller's ear, James Wallman takes us on a tour... he identifies the rise of a new value system among those who are consciously replacing materialism with what he rightly calls experientialism. Spot on

B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, authors, The Experience Economy

Amazing, brilliant, incredible ... It's going to change my life. Buy this book and give 10 others away

BBC Radio 2 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show

James Wallman has engagingly woven a mix of true-life stories to demonstrate why our materialistic society no longer makes us happy and what we can do about it. This is written with warmth and wit. The surprise is that Wallman's glimpses of the future also illuminate, with rare insight, the difficult process of culture change

Caroline van den Brul MBE, author, Crackle and Fizz

Mixes personal and social commentary with a sympathetic understanding of where excessive consumerism comes from, and also has really good recommendations on what to do about it. An original, provocative mixture

Peter N Stearns, provost, George Mason University

An exhilarating ghost train ride through the madness of over-consumption, during which we are taunted by our own greed. Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel - and James Wallman takes us there

Mark Tungate, author, Adland: A Global History of Advertising

It will definitely change your life and could change the world

Stuffocation will take you on the journey of your life. As Wallman builds his case, the true value of experience emerges and resonates .... I'll venture that no one goes unchanged by this book

Jeanne E Arnold, professor, department of anthropology, UCLA

What Malcom Gladwell did for psychology in Blink, James Wallman does for the fascinating world of trend forecasting in Stuffocation. Backed with quirky stories and compelling examples that are a joy to read, Wallman lifts the veil on why we live the way we do today... and why our obsession with 'stuff' may be about to change. You'll never look at a visit to the shops in the same way again. A gem

Marianne Cantwell, author, Be a Free-Range Human

Wallman perceives a new flowering of resistance to the siren lure of physical commodoties

Sounds tempting, doesn't it? Achieving happiness through consciously chucking out or flogging off what we no longer need ... If I can purge my wardrobe of half its contents, then I will be happier, just as Mr Wallman predicts

Clearly argued and contains plenty of interesting case studies

Incisive, passionate, persuasive ... Wallman writes in an engaging, fluid style

James Wallman is a journalist, trend forecaster, speaker, and author. He has written for GQ, the New York Times, the FT, and advised clients such as Absolut, BMW and Nike. James wrote the futurology column in T3 magazine and was editor of The Future Laboratory's forecasting publication. He currently lives in London with his wife and children.

We're all stuffocated. We have more stuff than we could ever need - but it's bad for the planet and it's making us stressed. It might even be killing us. 
 
 In this groundbreaking book, trend forecaster James Wallman finds that a rising number of people are turning away from all-you-can-get consumption, from the exec who's sold almost everything he owns, to the well-off family who moved to a remote mountain cabin. 
 
 In Stuffocation, Wallman's solution is to focus less on possessions and more on experiences. It is a manifesto for a vital change in how you live - and it's the one book you won't be able to live without.

James Wallman

James Wallman draws together powerful ideas and research into a cohesive, fun, and useful handbook for life.

Jake Knapp, New York Times bestselling author of Sprint

The book promises to help you view time, and the time you have, in a new light. Stop sinking it on those empty experiences with this advice from Mr Wallman and start filling your free hours with ones that enrich, instead.

An intriguing approach to trying to spend your time in a more satisfying way

Tim Harford, author, The Undercover Economist

Our modern lives whizz by in a digital din of pings and dings leaving us constantly frazzled and short of time. James’s entertaining and brilliant book helps us better understand, appreciate and utilise our most precious resource, time. A timeless classic for navigating 21st century life.

In this smart and practical work, James Wallman shows us how make the most of our days and improve the quality of our lives. If you’re tired of wasting time, this is the book for you.

I love James Wallman's principles for spending your time wisely. This isn't just a book about how to be more productive productivity book, it's a guidebook for living an awesome life! When we use our time wisely, we enjoy our lives more.

Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked and Indistractable

A revelation … busyness is not to be aspired to. Spending your time wisely, consciously, and making more of it for what truly matters is a skill that is surely worth learning. And fast.

A perfect combination of engaging, profound, and instructive. The time you spend reading this book will reward you a hundredfold with weeks, months, and years better spent.

Adam Alter, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, New York University’s Stern School of Business, New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink

Fresh, fun, provocative and practical. James Wallman gets you thinking, deciding and acting. Reading Time and How to Spend It is time very well spent.

Julia Hobsbawm, Hon Visiting Professor, CASS Business School, London, and author of Fully Connected

Many people have the feeling that they aren’t taking a big enough bite out of life. If you’re one of those people, you’re likely to find the perfect antidote in this easy-to-read tour of much of the academic literature on happiness and well-being. Follow the concrete steps Wallman has laid out and you’re likely to be much more satisfied with how you’re spending your time.

Tom Gilovich, Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology, Cornell University

One of those rare books that can make you think seriously about how you could live a better life – not one that’s superficially appealing and Instagram-worthy, but one filled with satisfaction, joy, and yes, time well spent.

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, researcher at the Institute for the Future and author of Rest: Why You Don’t Get More Done When You Work Less

James Wallman is the Malcolm Gladwell of today’s Experience Economy. He brings together the best of social science research with insights and stories relayed with wit and verve, all for one purpose: to help you stop wasting time and instead gain a life experienced well. Read and follow his 7-step checklist and you will change your life in amazing ways by investing in the most precious resource on the planet: your time.

B. Joseph Pine II, co-author of The Experience Economy

I’ve read a lot of self-help books in my time, and many of them are hard to read. It’s tough to dish out advice without sounding either bossy or holier-than thou. James Wallman manages to be neither in Time and How to Spend It. Follow his advice, and we will change our days, and in turn, our lives. For once, this book deserves the description “life-changing”.

Rachel Kelly, author of Black Rainbow and Walking on Sunshine

James Wallman offers a treatise on time hygiene with solutions for the ancient conundrum of what it means to live a good life. Suffice it to say, drop what you're doing right now and read this book.

Scott Carney, New York Times bestselling author of What Doesn't Kill Us

If there’s one book to read to make sense of today’s “I can’t put my phone down” culture (and how to live better in it) – this is it. Smart, well-researched and very readable – I didn’t want to put it down.

Marianne Cantwell, author of Be a Free Range Human

Unlike money, time must be spent: 24 hours of it, every day. James Wallman distills behavioral science into a set of actionable guidelines to help us make the most of the time we have to spend.

The book promises to help you view time, and the time you have, in a new light. Stop sinking it on those empty experiences with this advice from Mr Wallman and start filling your free hours with ones that enrich, instead.

The 7 Rules for Richer, Happier Days

A Financial Times Book of the Year 
 
'Genius ... I couldn't put it down, I read it from cover to cover' 
CHRIS EVANS 
 
If the most precious thing we have is time, the most highly prized expertise should be knowing how to spend it well. Yet, busier than ever, do we really understand which experiences bring us joy and success, and which don’t? 
 
After all, we’ve learned how to spot the difference between junk foods and superfoods. When you discover the equivalent rules for time, it’ll change how you live your life. 
 
In his first book since the era-defining Stuffocation, cultural commentator and bestselling author James Wallman investigates the persistent problem of wasted, unfulfilling time, and finds a powerful answer — a revolutionary approach to life based on the latest scientific discoveries. At its heart is the inspiring revelation that, when you play by the new rules, you can actively choose better experiences. 
 
Bursting with original stories, fresh takes on tales you thought you knew, and insights from psychology, economics, and culture, Time and How to Spend It reveals a seven-point checklist that’ll help you avoid empty experiences, and fill your free hours with exciting and enriching ones instead. 
 
This life-enhancing book will show you how to be the hero or heroine of your own story. You’ll learn how to avoid WMDs (weapons of mass distraction), and discover the roads that lead to flow. You’ll get more out of every minute and every day; your weekends will fizz and your holidays will be deeply nourishing. You’ll not only be living the good life, but building a truly great life.

James Wallman

Praise for Time and How to Spend It

James Wallman draws together powerful ideas and research into a cohesive, fun, and useful handbook for life.

The book promises to help you view time, and the time you have, in a new light. Stop sinking it on those empty experiences with this advice from Mr Wallman and start filling your free hours with ones that enrich, in ...

An intriguing approach to trying to spend your time in a more satisfying way

James Wallman draws together powerful ideas and research into a cohesive, fun, and useful handbook for life.

The book promises to help you view time, and the time you have, in a new light. Stop sinking it on those empty experiences with this advice from Mr Wallman and start filling your free hours with ones that enrich, in ...

An intriguing approach to trying to spend your time in a more satisfying way

James Wallman draws together powerful ideas and research into a cohesive, fun, and useful handbook for life.

The book promises to help you view time, and the time you have, in a new light. Stop sinking it on those empty experiences with this advice from Mr Wallman and start filling your free hours with ones that enrich, in ...

An intriguing approach to trying to spend your time in a more satisfying way

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