Arthur C. Brooks

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Blocks: I Wish I Knew w/ Neal Brennan · Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur C. Brooks · 9 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, at the gym.

But I try not to use it.

But there's zero desire to do that.

And actually, it works the same way as meditation.

So neurophysiologically, it works the same way as meditation.

So what it suggests is that a lot of people use it because it makes it easier for them to pass the time.

And the most important is that you're doing the exercise for a certain amount of time physiologically and also emotionally for you to lower your negative affect for sure.

The problem is you miss a key thing.

So most people will say, you know, I have my best ideas in the shower.

The reason is because your phone's not in there and your default mode network is stimulated.

A set of structures in your brain required for mind wandering, flights of fancy, thoughts about the meaning of life.

All that stuff actually occurs when these structures are illuminated.

You can do that while you're in the gym.

You will find, for example, you say, if you have an intention, I have a creative problem.

I'm trying to write a column or I'm stuck on a chapter of a book or I don't know.

Do you still write at the Atlantic?

I write for the free press now.

Got it.

And so I moved at the beginning of the year.

I write the same column called The Pursuit of Happiness.

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