If you are listening to and even enjoying this episode of the podcast and want to go deeper,

I have a book recommendation for you. This is your host, Amanda, by the way, and the book is called

The Age of Magical O overthinking, and I wrote it. I poured my heart into this book, and I really

think you might like it. It's about delusion and obsession in the information age and how the ways

in which our minds naturally work are clashing with our current culture. Every chapter explores

some confounding irrationality from contemporary society, including extreme cycles of celebrity

worship and dethronement, mass embrace of Instagram manifestation gurus during times of crisis,

and why our bodies sometimes enter literal fight or flight in response to something

is objectively non-threatening as a curt email from a coworker. The book blends social science

with pop culture analysis and personal stories. And if you prefer audiobooks, I recorded mine myself. So it's kind of like

an extension of the podcast. Again, the book is called The Age of Magical Overtinking, Notes on

Modern Irrationality, and it's available wherever books are sold, your local indie bookstore,

bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, or even that one massive online book retailer run by a coal leader.

You know the one.

So if you enjoy this podcast, I really hope you'll consider checking out the book.

Welcome to The Magical O'Rthinkers podcast, a show for thought spirulers, exploring the subjects we can't stop overthinking about.

From burnout to crushes.

If you can relate to the feeling that despite living in the information age, the world only seems to be making less sense,

if you can connect to the idea that for some mysterious reason,

it just feels especially hard to exist as a human in the world right now,

then you're in the right place.

This podcast is here to help us think less about the things that don't matter

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