{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/63267b2a6f697100138b43c7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"629: Michelle Nijhuis, part 2: Stopping doom scrolling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5a481aca95dfbf9d13d4dc6f/1663466269660-4ea62fe2d46d534ce778ef0c727c6f6a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We started talking about Michelle's commitment to avoid scrolling on vacation. She did. It sounds like it was both no big deal and something worth building on.</p><p>We had intended to keep the recording to under thirty minutes for scheduling reasons, but the conversation kept staying too interesting to stop. We talked about addiction, how big a difference small differences can make, the difference between Portland and Vancouver in culture, how to change culture, living off the grid, and what stays with you when transitioning back.</p><ul><li>Coincidentally, a story of hers appeared in this week's <em>New Yorker</em>: <a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/when-summer-becomes-the-season-of-danger-and-dread\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">When Summer Becomes the Season of Danger and Dread</a></li><li>Michelle's book: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/books/beloved-beasts-fighting-for-life-in-an-age-of-extinction-9780393882438/9781324001683\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beloved Beasts</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Joshua Spodek: Author, Speaker, Professor"}