Season four is a wrap, and Amanda is taking the summer to go analog.

After eight months of taking on too much and being chronically online — including a day job that is literally social media marketing — she is ready to step back, create some white space, and remember what life felt like before the algorithm. This episode is part season finale, part personal manifesto, part permission slip.

In this episode:

• Why she's calling it an analog summer and what that has everything to do with becoming a better writer
• The advice Brand Builders Group gave to one of their clients about splitting attention across too many channels — and why it landed so hard
• What she wants season five to look like, including bringing back the book club and having the audacity to invite more guests
• The Annie F. Downs book that might be her whole summer reading plan
• Disposable cameras, needlepoint, a record player she needs to replace, and the whimsy she's been missing in her own home
• Why being present, having real conversations, and actually living your life is research — whether you know it or not

She's not disappearing. She's just going to be where her feet are for a while.

See you in season five.

Perfect for: anyone who's been a little too online lately and needed someone to say it out loud.

Find Amanda: @amandapolick | amandapolick.com