
James Wallman is a British author, journalist, and futurist focused on consumer culture, experiential living, and wellbeing. He is best known for Stuffocation, a critique of materialism, and Time and How to Spend It, on happiness and experiences. His work helped popularize “experientialism” and has been translated into multiple languages.

James Wallman
A thought-provoking exploration of how materialism suffocates us and why experiences bring more fulfillment than possessions.

James Wallman
A guide to maximizing life satisfaction by choosing enriching experiences over empty time-fillers, based on scientific research.

James Wallman
A thought-provoking exploration of how materialism suffocates us and why experiences bring more fulfillment than possessions.

James Wallman
A guide to maximizing life satisfaction by choosing enriching experiences over empty time-fillers, based on scientific research.
"James Wallman prescribes doing stuff rather than buying it for a happier, greener life"
— The Guardian
"James Wallman is the Malcolm Gladwell of today’s Experience Economy"
— B. Joseph Pine II
"James Wallman gets you thinking, deciding and acting"
— Julia Hobsbawm
"James Wallman deftly hits upon a major insight for our times"
— Blake Mycoskie
"James Wallman has engagingly woven a mix of true-life stories"
— Caroline van den Brul
"James Wallman distills behavioral science into a set of actionable guidelines"
— Michael Norton
"In Stuffocation, James Wallman offers a deeply important message"
— Barry Schwartz
"James Wallman draws together powerful ideas and research into a cohesive, fun, and useful handbook for life"
— Jake Knapp
"James Wallman offers a treatise on time hygiene with solutions for the ancient conundrum of what it means to live a good life"
— Scott Carney
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
