Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Midlifing
Gwyneth Paltrow came to me as a fully formed memory
You know when you're talking about ethical shopping, climate change and GDP, but then end up being confused for Chris Martin at a service station? Precisely. Lee and Simon talk about buying services not things, investing in the body or the face, lingering glances, self-expectations, overnight contextual changes, lunch 'with' Gwyneth and Chris, delusion and self-judgment, and Darth Vader.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
Related Links and References:
- Paynter Jacket Co: https://paynterjacket.com
- Correction: Simon mentions a book by Richard Sennett but it's actually a book by Richard Denniss called Curing affluenza: how to buy less stuff and save the world. Here's an extract: https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/richard-denniss/2017/28/2017/1511857191/curing-affluenza
- GDP and climate change: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/gdp-ignores-the-things-that-matter-like-climate-change
- Dance, mirrors and body image: https://alreadypretty.com/dance-and-body-image-interview-with/
- Dismorphia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_dysmorphic_disorder
- Vastus medialis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vastus_medialis
- VMO and cycling: https://www.bicycling.com/training/a20023377/how-to-build-this-iconic-cycling-muscle/
- Chewing on piece of rubber to improve jawline: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/guys-are-gnawing-on-a-fat-rubber-ball-to-try-to-grow-a-chiseled-jaw
- Runt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runt
- Pas de deux: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pas_de_deux
- Chris Martin and ashtanga yoga: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-karma-of-coldplay_b_8720004
- River Cafe: https://rivercafe.co.uk/
- Jamie Oliver on being discovered at River Cafe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANwzrT4-8Y4
- Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop: https://goop.com/
- Self-awareness: https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it
- Delusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusion
- Negative self-judgments: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-wise-open-mind/200910/you-can-let-go-negative-self-judgments
- Spider-man:
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
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