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Does slow living have a branding problem? With James Wallman - The Slow Home Summer Series

Does slow living have a branding problem? With James Wallman - The Slow Home Summer Series

FromThe Tortoise with Brooke McAlary


Does slow living have a branding problem? With James Wallman - The Slow Home Summer Series

FromThe Tortoise with Brooke McAlary

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

WELCOME TO THE SLOW HOME SUMMER SERIES! BROOKE AND BEN ARE TAKING A BREAK OVER JANUARY, SO WE'RE WE REVISITING SOME OF THE BEST EPISODES OF THE PAST TWO YEARS.
James Wallman is an ex-adman and trend forecaster - which doesn’t necessarily sound like Brooke’s typical guest - but when you learn he is also the author of Stuffocation and the person who coined the phrase ‘experientialism’ it starts to make a lot of sense.
Brooke and James talk about minimalism’s branding issue and why he thinks that experientialism is the way to make a life of less stuff more appealing to the mainstream. They also look at the overwhelming number of choices we all face each day and why experiences will almost always trump stuff.
James also had some ridiculously straightforward advice for Brooke when she admits she sometimes feels so defeated by the rampant consumerism happening across the globe.
Such a thought-provoking conversation, sure to raise as many questions as it answers. Enjoy!
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Released:
Jan 25, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We live life in the fast lane. We race to keep up with The Joneses. We are over-worked, over-connected and over-stressed, and we compete on how busy and important and sleep-deprived we are. But we don't have to. There is an ever-growing group of people who are saying no to life lived at 110%. They are opting to slow down, simplify, say no and focus on the things that are truly important. Brooke McAlary, founder of SlowYourHome.com, is one of them, and in this podcast she chats to others who have adopted a similar approach to life: simple living, slowing down, opting out, saying no. Learn what makes people change, how life is different, and what their advice is to anyone looking to get out of the fast lane.