Never Enough
Book • 2023
In Never Enough, Jennifer Breheny Wallace analyzes contemporary attitudes toward wealth, status, and the cultural drivers that make 'more' feel like never enough.
The book blends reporting, interviews, and social analysis to trace how consumerism and social comparison fuel anxiety and dissatisfaction.
Wallace examines the consequences of valuing extrinsic markers of success over intrinsic qualities like relationships, purpose, and character.
She also explores potential paths toward greater contentment and richer, less materialistically driven lives.
The overall aim is to understand why abundance often fails to deliver happiness and how society might recalibrate its priorities.
The book blends reporting, interviews, and social analysis to trace how consumerism and social comparison fuel anxiety and dissatisfaction.
Wallace examines the consequences of valuing extrinsic markers of success over intrinsic qualities like relationships, purpose, and character.
She also explores potential paths toward greater contentment and richer, less materialistically driven lives.
The overall aim is to understand why abundance often fails to deliver happiness and how society might recalibrate its priorities.
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