Chris Duffy

I always think about this as like the flossing problem, right?

It's like obvious that you should floss, but few people actually floss as much as they should, me included.

Oh, yeah.

Or even for the year.

Like you just give me like a January 2nd, I floss for 12 hours.

You know.

One of the things that I was really struck by a quote in your book on page 109, you say feeling stressed out and exhausted isn't in your head.

Scientists, including the researcher Peter Strick, have shown clear biological links between how we position our bodies, move, think and feel.

Hunched shoulders and a compressed torso can force shallow upper chest breathing.

In addition to contributing to pain and soreness over time, that can increase stress levels and fatigue.

It's not like you're saying, oh, the only thing that is stressing us out in our lives is the way we sit, the way we stand, the fact that we don't move.

But that a lot of how we feel is actually being influenced by these kind of feelings.

Yeah, well, how do you think you end up behind a microphone right now talking?

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So a couple of the things that you say about kids are...

Tech use is impacting kids' mental health, but also their movement, rest, and self-awareness.

You also say that simply telling kids to get off their screens is not a long-term solution.