The exploration of why we continue to hold onto material things and what they mean to us.

On New Year's Eve 2018, journalist Helen Chandler-Wilde lost everything in a fire at a storage unit in Croydon, where she had stored all her personal belongings after a major breakup. She was devastated and forced to reevaluate her relationship with possessing material things.

A mix of memoir, self-help, and journalism, Happy With Less explores the psychological reasons why we buy and hold onto the things we do, and explains how we can free ourselves from the tyranny of 'too much'.

Helen interviews people from all walks of life, including behavioral psychologists on the science of nostalgia, a nun on what it means to own almost nothing, and consumer psychologists on why we spend impulsively, to help us better understand why we are surrounded by clutter and what we can do to change it.

This insightful book explains the sociological peculiarities of human nature and the fascinating science behind why we buy and hold onto things. By the end of it, your relationship with your possessions will have changed forever.

Pages: 320, Year of Publication: 0610, Dimensions: 12.6x12.6cm