“I guess for me the real tragedy is this idea of a life where you're getting further and further away from something meaningful or what you want and then just watching the time, like having to sell your time in which you do something meaningless. That's deeply horrifying to me. I mean, I know that is describing a lot of jobs and work, but I think a lot of th ... Show More
Aug 6
Is "Churn" Ruining Our Relationships? (Claude Steele, PhD)
Claude Steele is a social psychologist, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, and the author of Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It. Churn refers to the stress we often feel in diverse settings in everyday life; it’s the psychological reaction to ... Show More
58m 41s
Jan 2021
How to Do Nothing | Jenny Odell
For an audience of meditators (or aspiring meditators), the idea of doing nothing shouldn't be foreign. But, speaking from personal experience, it is very possible, especially for Type A people, to approach meditation with an agenda. In which case, sitting on the cushion can be v ... Show More
59m 13s
Aug 2022
S3 Ep5: Resisting the Attention Economy with Jenny Odell
Join us for some moss talk, discovering the infinite from within our own space and how to resist the attention economy with Jenny Odell.Jenny Odell is an Oakland-based artist, writer, and birder whose work attempts to shift our perception of the everyday and cultivate endangered ... Show More
42m 13s
Jan 2021
A New Way to Think About Your Time | Ashley Whillans
For many of us, in this pandemic, our relationship to time has become particularly fraught. You may be noticing that, with no limits on your work time, you are going into overdrive and feeling more crazed than ever. Or you may be feeling like you have too much time and are bored ... Show More
1h 14m
Jul 2025
How INFJs and Empaths Bend Time
What if boredom was sacred? What if your impatience was the very thing delaying your manifestation?In this episode, Jenny unpacks the mystical and psychological dimensions of time—through the lens of manifestation, Jungian archetypes, and intuitive healing. You’ll learn the diffe ... Show More
9m 59s
<p>Jenny Odell wrote the book "How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy" + much to my surprise, it's not just any old 'self help book', this is the real deal. Today, we discuss the concept of "usefulness" and "worth" based on two very different perspectives.</p><br><p>J ... Show More
