The Easy, Simple Fix for Exhaustion, Foggy Brain, and Back Pain | Manoush Zomorodi
5/6/20261 hr 12 min
Manoush Zomorodi is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and host of NPR's "TED Radio Hour," where she explores fascinating ideas with the world's greatest thinkers. She is the author of a new book called BODY ELECTRIC: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being. You can also subscribe to her newsletter, Manoush Minutes.
In this episode we talk about:
- What constant screen time is doing to your brain and body
- Why feeling tired all the time might not be what you think
- A simple shift that could boost your energy and focus
- The hidden ways tech is messing with your physical health
- What you're missing when you ignore your body's signals
- Why more productivity hacks might actually backfire
- Small changes that could make a big difference in how you feel
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[upbeat music] This is the Ten Percent Happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. [upbeat music] Hello, everybody. How we doing? Here is a question for you. Do you ever feel like shit, foggy, fatigued, distracted, exhausted, burned out? If so, this episode is for you. It turns out there is a reasonably simple fix that could make a massive difference. Side note, since we did this interview, I've been trying to inject this fix into my daily life, and it has made a big difference for me. My guest is Manoush Zomorodi, who's the host of NPR's TED Radio Hour and the author of a new book called Body Electric, in which she describes a gigantic problem for our society and for all of us as individuals. It's that our relationship to technology is having really deleterious impacts on our health. For years, we've known about the impacts on our mental health, but Manoush is now focusing specifically on the impact on our physical health. Screens are leading to chronic headaches, back pain, diminished sleep, and rising rates of preventable diseases like Type 2 diabetes. In other words, our devices are affecting our eyes, our lungs, our posture, and our