Episode Details

Think of the last time you felt low. Did you open an app, add something to a cart, or buy a beautiful journal? This one is for anyone who has tried to shop their way to calm.

Sana and Dr. Tejvir Sekhon explore mindful consumption, the hedonic treadmill, and how algorithms shape our idea of a good life. You will leave with gentle questions to pause before buying, and a clearer sense of your own good life.

About the Guest:

Dr. Tejvir Sekhon is a marketing professor and researcher who uses consumption as a lens for understanding modern life, from identity and relationships to happiness.

Key Takeaways:

• Notice the gap between feeling, wanting, and buying. Screens compress all three.
• Ask: would I still buy this if nobody could see it?
• Ask whether you want the product or the promise it makes about who you will become.
• Approach your spending with curiosity, not guilt.
• Choose up to three core values and let them guide big purchases.
• Be a satisficer in most areas so you can truly invest in what matters most.

Connect With Dr. Tejvir Sekhon:

Website: https://www.tejvirsekhon.ca

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejvirsekhon/

Instagram and Facebook: @tejvir.sekhon

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] What Do We Reach For When We Feel Low?: Music, scrolling, shopping, and the quiet habits we turn to under stress.

[03:20] Can We Consume Our Way to Well-Being?: Why consumption is not the enemy, but cannot solve every problem.

[06:10] The Hedonic Treadmill and Buying Instead of Becoming: How comparison and personalised feeds keep the treadmill speeding up.

[15:20] A Mirror of Our Inadequacies: Feeling, wanting, buying, and the small pause that changes everything.

[19:10] The Bag at the Mall: Sana on the tender inner debate between desire and priorities.

[26:35] When Mindfulness Becomes a Product: Apps, retreats, journals, and the ancient wisdom of non-attachment.

[35:00] Three Values and the Art of Enough: Why we cannot maximise everything, and what genuine well-being asks of us.

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