Manoush Zomorodi

It's not bad.

It's a tool.

It's like it's good and bad.

It's morally neutral.

And well, is it morally neutral?

I'm not sure about that anymore.

However.

I think you make such a good point.

And I think so many older adults are lonely and technology is their way of staying connected to family, to the world.

And so how do we help them use it in ways that, you know, are supportive of their mental acuity as opposed to draining of it?

Can you give us a preview of the chapter?

Well, I can actually.

Well, this won't come as a surprise.

Sitting in front of the TV passively for 12 hours a day.

Bad.

Like really, really bad.

But if you are learning new skills and connecting in different ways and maybe, you know, the fact that your dad is on the cutting edge, Elise, might actually be a good sign.

But I would say the number one thing is movement.

I mean, what we see is rates of sedentary screen time that the average 19 year old moves as much as the average 60 year old now, which is not a lot.

So taking breaks, moving your body, getting oxygenation into your brain, all those things matter.