We need to curb the urge to consume

In 2012 we need to fight the instincts that make us want more

We will always have the urge to consume more than we need, but recognising this as a problem is the first step towards recovery …. Val Curtis for the Guardian Professional Network – guardian.co.uk, 

Val Curtis is an evolutionary psychologist who argues in this recent article that what stood us in good stead in the early stages of our evolutuion is now contributing to our downfall.

Economists are beginning to argue that perhaps the encouragement of increased consumer spending  is no longer a sensible way out of recession.

Are we about to make a major evolutionary leap? I would not hold my breath quite yet.

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