Saying No to New

Why New Things Are Stealing Your Time, Money, and HappinessAnd How to Take Back Your Life
New York Times deputy editor Eric Athas makes a case for rethinking our relationship with new, exploring how and why new things impact us so strongly and providing practical tools to resist the automatic lure of the shiny and novel

From New York Times editor Eric Athas comes a groundbreaking solution on how to rewire our impulses to consume new things and reclaim control of our lives and spending habits.

New things are everywhere-and they’re causing us to disconnect from what we value most in life. One of the biggest lies of modern times is that new is always better. A new phone is always better than the previous edition. A new pair of sunglasses is always better than the one you wore last summer. The new fitness app is always better than the one you already downloaded. Influencers are constantly promoting the la