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6 Things You Can’t Buy On Amazon

6 Things You Can’t Buy On Amazon

Prime Week has come and gone … for now. And while there are countless questionable items you can indeed purchase on Amazon (a mini hand squirrel, anyone?), there are 6 very specific intangibles that simply cannot be bought. Not now, not ever.

On today’s show we apply the 6-Factor Model For Psychological Wellbeing to our lives for greater clarity around what actually sparks joy.

Here’s a preview:

[4:00] Connections between the fashion and beauty industries and bandaids when it comes to self-acceptance

[8:30] You can’t buy friends! 2 ways possessions keep us isolated

[12:00] What’s the opposite of keeping up with the Joneses? It’s this (and it’s also a major factor in wellness)

[16:00] 3 ways in which your possessions directly work against your own level of environmental mastery

[20:00] Here’s why you can’t underestimate the importance of personal growth

 

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While there are countless questionable items you can indeed purchase on Amazon, there are 6 very specific intangibles that simply cannot be bought. Not now, not ever. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: applying the 6 Factor Model For Psychological Wellbeing to our lives for greater clarity around what actually brings us joy.

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