Arthur Brooks

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491 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 1 Aug

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The Rubin Report · How to Use AI Without Damaging Your Brain, the Science of Looksmaxxing & Leisure | Arthur Brooks · 1 Aug 2026 podcast

And this is one of the reasons that people are depressed and anxious is because their brain knows they're getting a counterfeit curve fit, kind of a... matched

They're getting a simulation. matched

They're living in the matrix, effectively, when they use technology in the wrong hemisphere of their brain. matched

So there are a bunch of protocols that actually I put people on that will turn it from a relationship into a tool. matched

And what they largely have to do with is reordering when and how you use the tools in very manageable ways. matched

So there's three times during the day never to use your phone. matched

I mean, you can go away for a month like you, but it's hard to do for a lot of people. matched

And it's not practical for some people to do it. matched

No, that's true. matched

And a bunch of things that I recommend aside from the times apart from it that I'll talk about in a second are disambiguating as much as we can different areas of our lives. matched

So don't read books on your iPad. matched

I mean, I realize it's very convenient to have 75 books on your iPad before you go on vacation, but take the three that you really want to read and have real books. matched

That's very good for your brain as it turns out. matched

But the times is really important because neurocognitive learning and adaptation in your life has a lot to do with the technology that you're using at different times. matched

For example, the first hour of the day is a holy hour. matched

That's literally what a lot of religious communities call the first hour of the day, is the holy hour. matched

Because you're doing neurocognitive programming, it's going to make you closer to God or farther away from God, depending on if you believe in God, your results may vary. matched

But the first hour of the day is really, really important. matched

I mean, I talk to journalists, for example. matched

They say, I gotta look at the phone. matched

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