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The pursuit of material things

In this short excerpt from a PBS documentary, behavioral scientist Dr Peter Whybrow, author of 'American Mania: When Too Much Is Not Enough', talks about the perils of a fast-paced, consumer-driven lifestyle and why it's not the key to happiness.

I see constantly in my consulting room people who are unhappy . . . because they really don't know what it is they're pursuing. They've been told somehow that if they gather material goods unto them, that they will feel better. But they've now learned that they don't."

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