Wanda Urbanska,Cecile Andrews

Less is More

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Less stuff, less stress — more freedom, more joy.
Our obsessive pursuit of wealth isn't working-people are afraid and anxious; we're destroying the planet, undermining happiness, and clinging to an unsustainable economy.
But there's another way. Less can  be More. Throughout history wise people have argued that we need to live more simply-that only by limiting outer wealth can we have inner wealth. Less is More is a compelling collection of essays by people who have been writing about Simplicity for decades -including Jim Merkel, Bill McKibben, Duane Elgin, Juliet Schor, Ernest Callenbach, John de Graaf, and more. They bring us a new vision of Less: less stuff, less work, less stress, less debt. A life with Less becomes a life of More: more time, more satisfaction, more balance, more security.
When we have too much, we savor nothing. When we choose less, we regain our life and can think and feel deeply. Ultimately, a life of less connects us with one true source of happiness: being part of a caring community. Less is More shows how to turn individual change into a movement that leads to policy changes in government and corporate behavior, work hours, the wealth gap and sustainability. It will appeal to those who want to take back their lives, their planet and their well-being.
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289 printed pages
Original publication
2009
Publication year
2009
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  • Aniehas quoted3 years ago
    Simplicity is relevant to the poor in another way — it challenges our beliefs about money: As long as we allow unbridled profit to be our primary goal, people, and particularly corporations, will lie, cheat and treat workers unfairly. Ultimately, profit is the reason we go to war, and it’s the poor who fight these wars. As Americans use up more than their share of resources, others have less. As Americans force other nations to cater to their needs, poor countries neglect their own citizens. As Americans insist on pursuing “more,” they destroy the planet for the rest of humankind
  • Aniehas quoted3 years ago
    Ultimately, we must change our belief system: Americans believe that “you’re on your own,” “every man for himself.” With this belief comes a cutthroat, irresponsible, uncaring society. But we’re beginning to understand that we will survive only if we come to believe that we’re all in this together, that we need each other. Embracing Simplicity is part of that transformation
  • Aniehas quoted3 years ago
    Boston University professor Andrew Bacevich argues that Americans are now in a “crisis of profligacy.” In his book The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, he shows that America’s consumerism — our belief that we can have anything we want, with no limits — is destroying our nation. First, our identity as Americans is diminished: “If one were to choose a single word to characterize that identity, it would have to be more. For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire, to consume, to indulge and to shed whatever constraints might interfere with those endeavors.”
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