Curbing consumption and clutter helps personal and global well-being professor finds

About this episode

Professor Catherine Roster discusses her research on consumption and clutter, highlighting the challenges of de-cluttering.

On this episode, University of New Mexico Professor Catherine Roster talks about her research on consumption, clutter, and why de-cluttering can be so challenging.

People in this episode

Guest: Catherine Roster

Topics covered

• consumption
• clutter
• de-cluttering
• well-being

Keywords

• personal well-being
• global well-being
• research

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