Von der Kunst des Weglassens

Why focusing on the essentials offers a solution to the greatest problems of our time. Our society is in a crisis of oversupply and constant acceleration. For bestselling author, neuroscientist, physician, and happiness researcher Tobias Esch, it is high time, especially after Corona, to question the meaninglessness of the pursuit of more – we need to move away from the incessantly increasing density, from unrestrained consumption, and the accompanying (self-)exploitation, and return to a reduction to the minimal and a so refreshing and liberating "emptiness." More nothing, less more – we should align our lives according to this guiding principle! At the center of the debate called forth by Esch is medicine and a complacent search for radiant health or "eternal life" – with Corona as an alarming thorn in the flesh. Furthermore, the author addresses all areas of our societal life: faith and mindfulness, politics, climate, ecology, and economic structures. Here, he notes a paradoxical simultaneity of unrestrained growth on one hand and a growing number of people on the other who are no longer willing to continue as before, to watch the drama of a world gone awry any longer. Only if we reduce ourselves to the essence in all matters – and not just in terms of individual self-care measures – can we find the way back to meaningful happiness and sustainability. The great debate book is now available in a shortened and revised new edition in paperback! The title has already been published by Goldmann Verlag as a hardcover under the title "More Nothing!".