<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;📚 Resources and Links:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Sign up for the North Node waitlist &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2025"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Holisticism Resources 4 u:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/ruthless"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ruthless Clarity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — &lt;em&gt;an&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;8-week email course designed to help you achieve crystal-clear certainty about your goals, desires, and energy allocation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/howtobegin"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Begin: A Project Planning Class&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — &lt;em&gt;a 90-m on-demand class that teaches you exactly how to sketch a effervescent project plan that’ll fill you with glee and inspiration and instantly banish procrastination and overwhelm, so your brilliant ideas can finally come to life.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/subconsciousaudit"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Subconscious Audit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — &lt;em&gt;an 11-day diagnostic framework that helps you identify what’s holding you back and making you *feel* blocked. Because you’re never actually blocked&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/newage-playbook"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The New Age Playbook for Spellbinding, Can’t-Stop-Reading Copy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; — &lt;em&gt;a 35-page downloadable workbook to take your writing from blah to bingeable&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I sat down with &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/97233609-amelia-hruby-phd"&gt;amelia hruby, phd&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/offthegridclubhouse"&gt;off the grid clubhouse&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.softersounds.studio/"&gt;Softer Sounds&lt;/a&gt; / &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thoughtofyou"&gt;Thought of You&lt;/a&gt; talk about her new book &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://offthegrid.fun/attention"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;— and what resulted was one of those rare conversations where you literally feel #blessed for the opportunity to have even floated through it. (Amelia tends to have that effect.) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media &lt;/em&gt;is a philosophical manifesto that refuses to accept the attention economy as inevitable. It’s not about 30-day internet detoxes or generic just-put-a-timer-on-your-social-media-time advice. It’s about reclaiming agency, understanding what algorithms actually are, and asking whether the tools we use can actually deliver on their promises.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In today’s episode, we talk about how this book has been in the works for three years (but only took a week to write), why we should rethink the term “attention economy,” why business books are boring (sorrryyyyyyy they are! they are!!!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) and Amelia gives us the inside baseball on the process of moving from a traditional publishing contract to self-publishing this book to profitability. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Twelfth House

Holisticism

writing a book in a week, self-publishing strategies, and feeling less bad about social media (!) with Amelia Hruby

NOV 9, 202555 MIN
The Twelfth House

writing a book in a week, self-publishing strategies, and feeling less bad about social media (!) with Amelia Hruby

NOV 9, 202555 MIN

Description

<p><strong>📚 Resources and Links:</strong></p><p>* Sign up for the North Node waitlist <a target="_blank" href="https://michelle-509f.mykajabi.com/north-node-2025">here</a></p><p>* Inquire about 1:1 work with Michelle <a target="_blank" href="https://www.notion.so/12fa2ea10eb780878280ef2acf269be2?pvs=21">here</a></p><p>* Holisticism Resources 4 u:</p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/ruthless"><strong>Ruthless Clarity</strong></a> — <em>an</em><strong> </strong><em>8-week email course designed to help you achieve crystal-clear certainty about your goals, desires, and energy allocation</em></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/howtobegin"><strong>How to Begin: A Project Planning Class</strong></a> — <em>a 90-m on-demand class that teaches you exactly how to sketch a effervescent project plan that’ll fill you with glee and inspiration and instantly banish procrastination and overwhelm, so your brilliant ideas can finally come to life.</em></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/subconsciousaudit"><strong>The Subconscious Audit</strong></a> — <em>an 11-day diagnostic framework that helps you identify what’s holding you back and making you *feel* blocked. Because you’re never actually blocked</em></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://holisticism.myflodesk.com/newage-playbook"><strong>The New Age Playbook for Spellbinding, Can’t-Stop-Reading Copy</strong></a> — <em>a 35-page downloadable workbook to take your writing from blah to bingeable</em></p><p> </p><p>I sat down with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/97233609-amelia-hruby-phd">amelia hruby, phd</a> of <a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/offthegridclubhouse">off the grid clubhouse</a> / <a target="_blank" href="https://www.softersounds.studio/">Softer Sounds</a> / <a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thoughtofyou">Thought of You</a> talk about her new book <a target="_blank" href="https://offthegrid.fun/attention"><em>Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media</em></a><em> </em>— and what resulted was one of those rare conversations where you literally feel #blessed for the opportunity to have even floated through it. (Amelia tends to have that effect.) </p><p><em>Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media </em>is a philosophical manifesto that refuses to accept the attention economy as inevitable. It’s not about 30-day internet detoxes or generic just-put-a-timer-on-your-social-media-time advice. It’s about reclaiming agency, understanding what algorithms actually are, and asking whether the tools we use can actually deliver on their promises.</p><p>In today’s episode, we talk about how this book has been in the works for three years (but only took a week to write), why we should rethink the term “attention economy,” why business books are boring (sorrryyyyyyy they are! they are!!!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) and Amelia gives us the inside baseball on the process of moving from a traditional publishing contract to self-publishing this book to profitability. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/subscribe</a>