News In Brief: Six In Ten Of Us Reckon Life Is Too Complicated

Six in 10 of us reckon life has got too complicated – and three quarters of us say we’ve lost sight of simple joys like a baby’s gurgle.

Even shopping is overly stressful thanks to baffling pricing and sales language and too much choice.

First on the list of forgotten pleasures was the smell of the sea.

Others included the sun on your face, fresh-mown grass, bacon butties and an open fire and pint in a pub.

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