Magical Overthinking, the Ultimate Guide to Slow TV, and a Handmade Project Tracker

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💭 One Thing We’re Thinking About

I find myself turning to more quiet and calm media over blockbusters — traditional media stresses me tf out 😵‍💫

With my anxiety levels reaching all time highs over the last few years, it’s undeniable how much my media choices affect my mood, outlook, and definitely my cortisol levels. Thus, I’ve found myself turning toward Slow TV as a regulation tool.

This week on the blog, Anna shares her ultimate guide to SlowTV.

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Our Flow State Widget is for you if:

🙃 You have a really hard time starting things
😩 You get overwhelmed and freeze when the steps of a process feel unclear
😵‍💫 You have a hard time settling in and staying focused long enough to finish things

👀 One Thing We’re Obsessed With

This week we’re coming at you with a recommendation from one of you — our Internet People!

Alicia K. gave us the hot tip to pair fiction podcasts with your most mundane and mindless tasks. She said, “The story keeps my brain stimulated, but it doesn’t take me away from the task I need to focus and complete.”

Limetown 👉 Listen here

Video Palace 👉 Listen here

Thanks for the suggestion, Alicia! If you have any cool recs that you think your fellow Internet People would like, feel free to hit reply and send them over 😎

🎧 One Thing We’re Listening To

Fresh Air Podcast:
Internet Brain & the Age of Overthinking (49 min)

Fresh Air is the OG of Interview Podcasts, and it’s always interesting. This week, we’re sharing a recent episode with one of the new hosts who digs in with Amanda Montell about her new book The Age of Magical Overthinking. This episode is fascinating, a bit confronting and we’re just blown away by how smart and eloquent Amanda is.

Montell’s new book argues that, “in the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded and irrationality is dialed up to an eleven.” …sound familiar? 🤪

We both just got our hands on the book, so we’ll be back with Spacetime’s official review soon!

🤔 One Question For You

⭐️ One Last Thing

Struthless (one of our favorite YouTubers) just put out a video with his INSANELY COOL physical project tracker that he made BY HAND. If you love a good analog system, you’ll get a kick out of this.

👉 Watch on YouTube

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