Radical Boredom

Episode 121

13th February 2023

Achieving success is an elusive business, especially if it’s the business of show. Take Laura and Annabelle. They write, perform, take meetings, do comedy, promote shows…It’s a constant hustle. But does it have to be? This week, House talks about doing the unthinkable: nothing. Or, rather, focusing on ONE thing. It’s something overworked Americans rarely […]

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Achieving success is an elusive business, especially if it’s the business of show. Take Laura and Annabelle. They write, perform, take meetings, do comedy, promote shows…It’s a constant hustle. But does it have to be? This week, House talks about doing the unthinkable: nothing. Or, rather, focusing on ONE thing. It’s something overworked Americans rarely do, and House is reminded that we should.

 

Plus, Gavin calls in with a victory involving his teapot.

 

Things You Should Stop Worrying About This Week

Replacing journalists with ChatGPT

Revenge inflation spending

Guilt Tipping

 

Mentioned in the Episode

How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell

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About the show

Tiny Victories is the 15 minute podcast that pushes back on the notion that you have to “go big” or “go home”. Sometimes just going is the victory. Each week, hosts Annabelle Gurwitch and Laura House invite listeners to adopt a TINY victory frame of mind, and share tales of fleeting joys and minor accomplishments in this majorly messed-up world.

What’s your Tiny Victory? Annabelle and Laura invite audience members to share stories on the Tiny Victories Hotline. To send in your Tiny Victory, call (323) 285-1675 or record a voice memo of your victory and email the file to tinyvictories@maximumfun.org.

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