{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/fb927ae8-2bde-4284-bb5c-cc2d1b90b406/055dddff-ac30-4994-b983-f6e82f54940b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"New Year, Same You","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610c01e5748075001797224a/1628487047025-7ea5ac58da92bc101b22f2f694dd9a23.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As we crack open this bottle of cab sav - simultaneously breaking our ‘dry January’ resolution, we discuss whether our never-ending quest towards self-improvement, something which is never more prevalent than at the beginning of a new year, is actually just making us hate ourselves. Should we throw out our self help books in favour of giving less of a shit? Plus, if our recent digital detoxes are anything to go by, 2020 looks to be the year of being ‘medium online’ - where we’re not completely offline but not living on there, either. And why all men should follow Obama's suit and watch 'Little Women.' </p><p><br></p><p>If you’re picking up what we’re putting down, please rate, review, subscribe and tell you mom about us. You can follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/afterworkdrinkspodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@afterworkdrinkspodcast</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/grceoneill/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@grceoneill</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/isabelletruman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@isabelletruman</a>, or join our closed Facebook group, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/366211930614092/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">After Work Drinks Podcast</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Recommendations:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast: How to Fail with Andrew Scott</p><p><br></p><p>Show: Morning Wars - Apple TV</p><p><br></p><p>Movie: Long Shot - Netflix</p><p><br></p><p>Book: Malcom Gladwell - Talking to Strangers&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>'Being offline is a massive luxury': The case for a half-hearted digital detox - Sydney Morning Herald&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/being-offline-is-a-massive-luxury-the-case-for-a-half-hearted-digital-detox-20191219-p53lla.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/being-offline-is-a-massive-luxury-the-case-for-a-half-hearted-digital-detox-20191219-p53lla.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>Improving ourselves to death - the New Yorker</p><p><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/improving-ourselves-to-death\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/improving-ourselves-to-death</a></p><p><br></p><p>I can’t even trust myself anymore - New York Times&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/27/opinion/sunday/internet-trust-2010s.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/27/opinion/sunday/internet-trust-2010s.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>How to be medium online - Man Repeller&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/12/medium-online.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/12/medium-online.html</a></p> ","author_name":"Isabelle Truman & Grace O'Neill"}