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.

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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: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man
• Darth Vader breathing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjvps9f_KLI
• Sounds of Bane from Batman: https://www.101soundboards.com/boards/10197-bane-sounds-the-dark-knight-rises