Understanding the Scarcity Loop in Election Coverage

Most people will tune into U.S. election coverage this week—often compulsively and to the detriment of their time and sanity.

Election coverage has become just like a slot machine. It can pull us into The Scarcity Loop, the most powerful habit loop for sucking us into behaviors we repeat over and over and later regret.

Michael will explain the architecture of The Scarcity Loop and how it affects our time and attention this U.S. election week.

The result: You’ll learn what you can do to avoid the election Scarcity Loop and stay sane this week.

Or, at least, do something more productive than obsessively monitoring an outcome you can’t change once you’ve voted.

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