What does it mean to be a lonely extrovert with limited energy?

Sophia talks friendship, popularity, and the impact of chronic illness on finding and keeping connections.

• the weird things introverts say about extroverts
• the value of quality friendships over quantity
• a love letter to every extrovert who craves community but struggles to find it

00:00 The Extrovert Paradox

02:57 The Introverts Doth Protest Too Much

04:34 Chronic Illness as a Great Filter

05:25 California vs. New York Friend Culture

06:39 I Want To be...Popular!

07:44 Lessons Chronic Illness Teaches about Friendship

09:01 Embracing Unimportance

If you’ve ever Googled “extrovert with no friends” or wondered why extroverts feel so acutely lonely , this episode is for you.

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Little known fact: Sophia was completely bedridden when she got her Reese's Book Club fellowship AND her agent.

After a year and a half of typing, college admissions coaching, and suffering in pain on my back, I was finally saved by the power of the deadlift. This is the story of how I became a lifting bro not to get swoll, but to write.

00:00 Writing with chronic pain

03:10 The Pain Industry Racket

04:09 Rediscovering Strength Training for Pain Relief

08:01 The Importance of Lifting for Women, and for Creativity

10:50 Starting Small

Disclaimer: I am NOT a medical expert or personal trainer or nutritionist. This is my personal story for entertainment , not medical or fitness advice.

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I'm BACK!

Author and extrovert Sophia Chang returns from the land of the analog to give a 5 Year (+8 Month) Update on digital minimalism and life without social media. What has changed? What has not? And can you actually build a platform offline?

(spoiler: she's back for a reason...)

And most importantly--will there ever be any more bathtub episodes???

00:00 Where Have I Been?

01:31 What Has Changed?

03:13 Phone-free schools

06:33 What does this mean and why am I podcasting?

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The social media hate has turned to horror. This episode covers:

• why I sound like a mouth breather (it's CPAP)
• my goal to be rich enough to get on Cal Newport's podcast
• why I took down episodes I recorded when I started this podcast
• why my own escape from social media feels paltry in the face of its increased danger
• the Gen Z writer who gets it

Algorithms Hijacked My Generation. I Fear For Gen Alpha. by India Freya

The one education epidemic that is harming kids from early childhood education on—and why you need to address it before you even think of college.

Sold A Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong on American Public Media

Wise Child Coaching Work with Sophia

Share your reading education wins and mishaps with Sophia in an audio message

Requisite Disclaimer: this podcast and episode do not constitute official or personalized consultation

Sophia‘s one and only 2022 episode— a belated update on three years of digital minimalism and whether deleting social media makes you better than everyone else. The answer is yes, you addict. Also, liberal tears and Republican boats.

Sophia's recent Jersey Boys obsession finally resolves itself after a John Lloyd Young concert, when she finally realizes they had the same agent 16 years ago in New York--and he may be the catalyst for Sophia leaving the biz! (Kidding...maybe.)

In this episode:

• Submitting JLY's early headshot for the role of Aladdin
• Sophia's own disastrous audition as Jasmine
• Leaving Las Vegas--I mean, Hollywood
• The time she sang with Glee kids

Mentioned in episode:

The Ballad of Dante Basco Sophia's 20-year cycle with the king of the Lost Boys

Singing with the Glee kids, and other celebrity photos