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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Cognitive biases are self-deceptive thought patterns we all use to make sense of the world. In a world that makes less and less sense, Amanda Montell argues, humans have become more irrational than ever. In her new book THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING, Montell explains how our brains' coping mechanisms have become overloaded—and how to slow down our panic responses when the world becomes too overwhelming. Amanda, Amy, and Margaret discuss: How magical overthinking has manifested from the modern age of mass information overload and an epidemic of loneliness The types of cognitive biases that comprise magical overthinking, such as the sunk cost fallacy, the halo effect, and proportionality bias Strategies to combat the negative effects of magical overthinking Here's where you can find Amanda: https://amandamontell.com/ @amanda_montell on IG Buy THE AGE OF MAGICAL OVERTHINKING: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781668007976 Listen to the "Sounds Like a Cult" podcast We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson. manifest reality, positive thinking, toxic positivity, magical thinking, mom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips, mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid’s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities,

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1:14.1	Hello and welcome to Fresh Take from What Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood?
1:18.9	This is Margaret.
1:20.1	And this is Amy.
1:21.0	And today we are talking to Amanda Montel.
1:24.2	Amanda is a writer and linguist from Baltimore.
1:26.5	She is the author of the acclaimed bestseller,
1:29.4	cultish, the language of fanaticism, which our listeners will recognize as a book that Margaret
1:35.1	and I quote very often, particularly Amanda's discussion of thought terminating cliches and
1:41.5	everything about being in cults. Amanda is also the creator and host of the hit
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