<p>Are you a slave to your possessions?</p><p>Do your possessions form part of your identity?</p><p>How easy is it to fall into a trap where one new purchase begets another, and another, and another...?</p><br><p>We explore the <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/the-diderot-effect" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diderot Effect</a> - so called after an essay written in 1769 by French philosopher, writer, and art critic who served as one of the most influential figures of the Age of Enlightenment. "<a href="https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/diderot/1769/regrets.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Regrets On Parting With My Old Dressing Gown</a>" details how receiving a luxurious scarlet robe as a gift made his existing belongings look shabby, sparking an out-of-control spending spiral to replace all his old furniture to match the new garment.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In the episode Jono references that he first heard about it from James Clear who went on to include it in his highly successful book, <a href="https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atomic Habits</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Episode Summary</strong></p><p>00:00&nbsp;Summer Break Notice</p><p>00:51&nbsp;What Is the Diderot Effect</p><p>04:09&nbsp;Diderot and the Dressing Gown</p><p>06:05&nbsp;When Stuff Owns You</p><p>09:47&nbsp;Our Diderot Moments</p><p>13:45&nbsp;Tools Cars and Tech Spirals</p><p>20:23&nbsp;Business Growth and Office Upgrades</p><p>28:00&nbsp;How to Master the Effect</p><p>31:18&nbsp;Final Quotes and Wrap Up</p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>