{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 161 | Hopeful Thinking","description":"In this episode of&amp;nbsp;Persuasion,&amp;nbsp;Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their&amp;nbsp;Ready, Set, Think!&amp;nbsp;series by inviting Laura Turner to the conversation. Laura is a freelance journalist covering religion and politics for outlets such as&amp;nbsp;BuzzFeed,&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Atlantic,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Politico,&amp;nbsp;and she is currently writing a book about the cultural history of anxiety. Discussion for this episode covers the way that anxiety affects our thinking and decision making, how time scarcity infects our professional and personal pursuits, and why anxiety can actually be an entry point for God\u2019s grace and power. Is it possible to move through life without anxiety dictating our every step? How would our thinking change if we could move from a scarcity mentality to one of abundance? What role does humility play in diffusing anxiety\u2019s power? Is it possible to live with hopeful thinking? ","author_name":"Persuasion","author_url":"http:\/\/persuasioncapc.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9399818\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ffbc3a\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/9399818"}