Ian Bogost

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439 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 7 Jul

Ian Bogost’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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It's easy.

It's immediate.

It doesn't require any work.

It doesn't come at any cost.

And so accepting that, taking that in, makes your life just a little bit better every time you do it.

And over time, that little bit adds up.

And I think that's an important point.

So it's not just like, it's not indulgences on the one hand, but it's not nothing either.

And as you allow yourself to feel more gratified, then over time, you feel more content in a more general sense.

We have more important things to do.

We think that they're distractions or diversions.

We're always trying to get past them to get onto the stuff that we really think we are meaning to do.

Like, I can't believe I have to empty the dishwasher.

I can't believe I have to fold the towels.

If only I could excise this from my life.

If only I could outsource it.

If I didn't have to do all that meaningless stuff, then I could get onto the meaningful stuff.

But the little stuff happens so often that if you make it more meaningful, then you'll enjoy doing it and you won't miss out on it.

But also that's a part of your life, right?

Like why wouldn't it be meaningful?

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