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Wanting More: The Challenge of Enjoyment in the Age of Addiction

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I am a proffesional counselor with eight years experience. I have worked with addictions from weight loss to abuse and find this book a very clean and balanced presentation. This book summarizes what I want everyone to learn and understand about the choices we all make and the thoughts that we struggle with as human beings. I recommend this book to anyone wanting a better understanding of themselves and others. I also have had a chance to meet the author and found him to be authentic and caring.

In Wanting More: The Challenge Of Enjoyment In The Age Of Addiction, psychologist and therapist Mark Chamberlain shows how to break the soul impoverished downward spiral of acquiring more and more, even while we enjoy our possessions less and less. Chamberlain offers insightful, articulate, and practical commentary regarding the time-honored principles of self-control, patience, and awareness (regardless of personal circumstance) that will enhance the quality and enjoyment of our daily lives, relationships, and activities. Wanting More is an impressive and very welcome addition to self-help and self-improvement reading lists and library reference collections.

This book gives a candid perspective on how we dull our senses and our capacity to enjoy life...and ultimately provides a game plan to regain our sensitivity to life's little pleasures! It's a thought provoking book that is definitely worth the read...

In his book, Wanting More, author and psychologist Mark Chamberlain explores two interesting paradoxes. The first paradox described by Chamberlain asserts, "Increasing the intensity of stimulation in our lives can actually spoil our capacity for enjoyment." The second paradox is intrinsically tied to the first, and states, "Tolerating less stimulation in our lives can actually increase our pleasure." In addition, Chamberlain explains how immediate gratification and excessive indulgence quickly damage and overload the human psyche, numbing the ability to experience pleasure and joy. He then fills his book with wise and hopeful suggestions designed to help the reader end their quest in search of ever increasing intensity and instead, learn to more fully appreciate and therefore truly enjoy life.

I highly recommend this book to others and bought several additional copies to give as gifts to my friends. Chamberlain offers practical solutions and sound advice on how to truly experience a fulfilling and joyful life.

I'm a college student. I'll say that I'm highly satisfied with life, but am always looking for more enjoyment (note: not stimulation :-)). I find that I have my little additctions / over stimulations that really do rob me from enjoying life fully. This book is awesome. Generally speaking it's concise, illustritive (sp), and enjoyable to read. Buy it now.

My wife, my 12 year old son and myself all read this book. I don't read many self-help books, but this one not only made me feel good while I was reading it, but the ideas also stayed with me since putting it down. As a person who generally tries to cram as much activity as possible into every minute, this book opened my eyes about our modern culture, and some of the things we can do to keep our sanity. As my 12 year old said, "everyone could benefit from reading this book."

A short while ago I came across this book. After reading through the first few chapters I was impressed and intrigued by the content and the ideas. It didn't take me long to read the rest of the book. I really enjoy reading. Of the many books I have read this one has been one of the very best.
The information in this book is really life changing, and has helped me to more clearly frame what I want in life. This book has helped me to be able to see more clearly how to enhance my happiness and stay grounded to the things that really matter.

Dr. Chamberlain combines resources of academic research, well established inspirational writers and anecdotes of his own life and the life of his patients to create a simple, logical and convincing view of the dangers of our self-indulgent culture. His work shows how addictions affect all of us. He then shows how simple it is to reverse the trends of "more" in our lives.

If you think you are not part of the addicted society, this book will make you rethink your views. Then you can get on being part of the solution.