Special Episode: Scarcity
Take a Break from Drinking
Rachel Hart
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Scarcity doesn't just fuel the habits of overeating and overdrinking, it has people running to the store and emptying the shelves of toilet paper. The real problem with scarcity isn't overconsumption, it's that it blocks problem solving.
This episode will show you how to shift into abundance and solve problems no matter what's happening around you. To learn more about the role of scarcity in habit formation, check out my previous episode #33 What is enough? https://rachelhart.com/33
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| 0:00.0 | Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit |
| 0:06.7 | from the inside out. |
| 0:08.5 | We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to |
| 0:13.1 | resist temptation. |
| 0:15.0 | No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying |
| 0:21.3 | about your drinking. |
| 0:22.9 | Now here's your host, Rachel Hart. |
| 0:24.9 | Well, hello everybody. |
| 0:31.4 | We are doing another special episode and today I'm talking to you about scarcity. |
| 0:37.4 | Now, when I have talked about scarcity at the podcast before, it's been about scarcity |
| 0:43.0 | as it relates to food and alcohol and consumption. |
| 0:47.4 | So talking about scarcity in terms of not really being able to tell when you've had enough |
| 0:53.4 | or always thinking that more is better or looking at a wine bottle with a little bit left in |
| 0:58.5 | it and thinking to yourself, oh well I might as well finish it rather than pour it down |
| 1:04.1 | the drain. |
| 1:05.5 | Scarcity plays a really big role in habits of overindulgence because think about it. |
| 1:11.6 | If you believed that you had plenty, you wouldn't always be racing back for more. |
| 1:20.6 | No, because you believe that you had enough. |
| 1:25.4 | So scarcity plays a really big role in habits like over drinking and over eating, but today |
| 1:33.4 | I want to talk to you about scarcity in relation to what's happening right now in the |
| 1:37.9 | world specifically scarcity in relation to toilet paper. |
| 1:43.4 | This is my first time talking about toilet paper on the podcast, but there's a first for |
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