#004 — Alex Olshonsky | You're Probably Addicted to Thinking
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#004 — Alex Olshonsky | You're Probably Addicted to Thinking
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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/ariintheair
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ariintheair
PGMG (men's group): https://theparaglidingacademy.com/tours/mensgroup/
Alex Olshonsky:
Deep Fix (Substack): https://deepfix.substack.com
Substack profile: https://substack.com/@deepfix