Books on anti consumption

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I am a 41M, married, w two young kids. I got sober this year after seeing the benefits during Dry January. One of the ways I was able to quit, was by reading a ton of quit-lit. Which naturally lead me to books on dopamine, perfectionism, adhd, etc.

I’m looking for books about anti consumption, financial consumerism , but really all forms. After reading Dopamine Nation, I started to really see myself for the rat in a cage that I am, always slamming the lever for another hit of something that will give me a hit: booze, social media, online shopping, high fructose corn syrup, endless scroll, endless buying, errand running.

Audiobook format preferred.

Thanks in advance

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  2. Playful-Corner4033 Avatar

    Slow Down by Kohei Saito

  3. tomjbarker Avatar

    I mean the classic one is Thoreau ‘s Walden 

  4. Cytwytever Avatar

    EcoSocialism.