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The pursuit of material things

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Last Updated on Sunday, 26 June 2011 11:56 Friday, 27 May 2011 09:51

“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 leaned that they don’t.”

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.

 

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