{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dbe0223c0b1d0011855397/6a1e25c1302b9e359c233112?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Diderot Effect","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dbe0223c0b1d0011855397/1780349446205-ee37a223-6c53-477d-8703-d5e152744caa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Are you a slave to your possessions?</p><p>Do your possessions form part of your identity?</p><p>How easy is it to fall into a trap where one new purchase begets another, and another, and another...?</p><p><br></p><p>We explore the <a href=\"https://sketchplanations.com/the-diderot-effect\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Diderot Effect</a> - so called after an essay written in 1769 by French philosopher, writer, and art critic who served as one of the most influential figures of the Age of Enlightenment. \"<a href=\"https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/diderot/1769/regrets.htm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Regrets On Parting With My Old Dressing Gown</a>\" details how receiving a luxurious scarlet robe as a gift made his existing belongings look shabby, sparking an out-of-control spending spiral to replace all his old furniture to match the new garment.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In the episode Jono references that he first heard about it from James Clear who went on to include it in his highly successful book, <a href=\"https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Atomic Habits</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Summary</strong></p><p>00:00&nbsp;Summer Break Notice</p><p>00:51&nbsp;What Is the Diderot Effect</p><p>04:09&nbsp;Diderot and the Dressing Gown</p><p>06:05&nbsp;When Stuff Owns You</p><p>09:47&nbsp;Our Diderot Moments</p><p>13:45&nbsp;Tools Cars and Tech Spirals</p><p>20:23&nbsp;Business Growth and Office Upgrades</p><p>28:00&nbsp;How to Master the Effect</p><p>31:18&nbsp;Final Quotes and Wrap Up</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bell Boy Productions"}