Your Brain's Most Expensive Habit

The Urban Monk Podcast by Urban Monk Productions, Inc

Aug 21, 202641:09Health

🎙️ Your brain's most expensive habit isn't scrolling, overthinking, or multitasking. It's the default mode network, and it's running the show nearly half your waking hours. Dr. Pedram Shojai breaks down the neuroscience...

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