Episode 145Feb 27, 2026· 32:53
❤️🩹 Fractured Attention & Financial Scarcity — Quitting Instagram with Jenni Gritters
▸ Show notes from the creator
Jenni Gritters recently hosted me for a Your Attention is Sacred book club, and I’m excited to share our conversation with you!
Tune in as we discuss:
Understanding the goals of the algorithms
Addiction as a lens to make sense of social media
Jenni’s decision to delete her Instagram account
The parallels between fractured attention and financial scarcity
Reckoning with combative platforms
How to protect your well-being if you’re still on social media
⭐️ & RSVP FOR MY BOOK READING IN SAN FRANCISCO ON MARCH 12TH! ⭐️
BOOKS MENTIONED (affiliate links):
Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media by Amelia Hruby
The Sustainable Solopreneur by Jenni Gritters
The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-Parrott
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
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About this episode
Jenni Gritters recently hosted me for a Your Attention is Sacred book club, and I’m excited to share our conversation with you!
Tune in as we discuss:
Understanding the goals of the algorithms
Addiction as a lens to make sense of social media
Jenni’s decision to delete her Instagram account
The parallels between fractured attention and financial scarcity
Reckoning with combative platforms
How to protect your…
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