Well-being
Essential Life
What is essential life? I have a saying: we only have one life and one planet, we need to look after both. Here at Econation we … Read more
The Benefits of the Cultural Economy
The Benefits of the Cultural Economy are significant. A cultural economy is where production and consumption involves the processing of ideas, symbols, and emotional experiences rather … Read more
Just right: the Goldilocks Principle and Sustainability
Simple living is a case of not too little and not too much, in other words, just right. The idea of ‘just right’ is also known … Read more
For People and Planet
Econation’s tagline is ‘For People and Planet’. We often say that what is good for the planet is good for people, and vice-versa. Accordingly, we think … Read more
Unaffordable housing
We wrote in this article about the factors that make housing affordable. Now we will look at some of the factors that make unaffordable housing. All … Read more
Erich Fromm Quotes
Erich Fromm (March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was a as a German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist and prolific author. … Read more
Buy Nothing Day
November 26 (or 27, depending on where you are) is ‘Buy Nothing Day!’ Buy Nothing Day is the day after Thanksgiving, which is now promoted as … Read more
Bread Labour
Bread Labour is an old idea in need of renewal in the 21st century. If practiced, it will help redress the destructive avarice, affluence and abstraction … Read more
The Benefits of Well-being
There are many, varied benefits of well-being. It might seem needless to talk about the benefits of well-being because well-being itself is a self-evident benefit. However, … Read more