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🌱 Your Attention (and Money) Are Sacred w/ Amelia Hruby
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- Money Healing Club Podcast
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- Oct 3, 2025
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EPISODE SUMMARY What if the real problem isn't your spending habits, but where your attention goes? In this episode of the Money Healing Club Podcast, Rachel chats with Amelia Hruby, author of "Your Attention Is Sacred (Except on Social Media)," to unpack the hidden connections between social media addiction and impulse spending. They explore why the "attention economy" is built on a false premise, how algorithms are literally designed to extract money from us, and why leaving social media might be the most powerful money hack you've never tried. Plus: what tomatoes and radishes can teach us about cultivating attention. "Nobody will value your work more than you do. The fastest money hack I have to offer is get off of social media because you will see less stuff, so you will want less stuff, and you will buy less stuff." Key Takeaways: The attention economy treats your attention as scarce when it's actually infinite and expansive Social media is designed to convince you of problems you didn't know you had - that purchases can solve Hyper-personalized advertising knows exactly when you're vulnerable and exactly what to sell you Leaving social media can dramatically reduce impulse spending without willpower Start small with pleasure-based practices rather than restricting your "worst" habits About Amelia Hruby: Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster, and producer with a PhD in philosophy. She's the founder of Softer Sounds Podcast Studio and host of Off The Grid, a podcast about leaving social media. Her new book "Your Attention Is Sacred (Except on Social Media)" comes out in October 2025. EPISODE BREAKDOWN 04:00 | What's Wrong With The Attention Economy? Breaking down how attention became a commodity and why that's fundamentally flawed 12:00 | The Etymology of At…