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 …
Well-being
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ennui and over-consumption
The human need for security and peace of mind is powerful. When people have to struggle to survive, they crave more certainty and stability …