{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Into The Wind","title":"#004 — Alex Olshonsky | You're Probably Addicted to Thinking","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ed0f0fae\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5235,"description":"Alex Olshonsky is a writer, executive coach, and somatic guide, founder of Deep Fix, with words in Tablet, Tricycle, Newsweek, and Psychology Today.In this conversation:Why personal development requires addiction — how compulsive loops show up in everyone, not just the people in church basements.Reciprocal narrowing — the way compulsion withers not just what you can do, but what you can enjoy and derive meaning from.Obsession versus addiction — the role of negative consequences, and how subtle they can get before you notice them.Addicted to thinking — how the same mechanism that drives substance use runs all the way down to rumination and catastrophic thought.Point positive — where are you actually trying to go, and why a vision beats shame as a guide.The trauma narrative — how therapy culture has gone off the rails, teleology versus cause, and men's work that asks what you're going to do about it.Ari in the Air:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariintheairYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ariintheairPGMG (men's group): https://theparaglidingacademy.com/tours/mensgroup/Alex Olshonsky:Deep Fix (Substack): https://deepfix.substack.comSubstack profile: https://substack.com/@deepfix","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rBh_V777sxlyK1K8a8Y-13AbdUGnwknln20IML_y1vA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wM2Vm/M2ZkY2RlNGUxMjlm/NTAxZTgyZTYxNTFk/ZTZlMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}