HeyJaredManoush Minutes
I’m Manoush Zomorodi, a journalist looking at what all our screen time and sitting are doing to our bodies and brains. I host NPR’s TED Radio Hour and wrote Body Electric (May 5, 2026). This is where I share my ideas in progress.
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Do you know your p(joy) score? (opens the original)
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Last week, as we sat in Midtown traffic on our way to a dinner, I asked my friend Dan Harris (sorry to be name-droppy) which moments at work are his favorite. He had to stare out the window for quite some time, brow furrowed, before he answered. His list was very specific. But I was surprised at how long he had to pause first! This is the guy who wrote the mega-bestselling book 10% Happier—it’s not like he’s never thought about quantifying the good stuff in life. But you know what HAS been quant
How to Feel Slightly Less Terrible About the Coming AI Apocalypse (opens the original)
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Omg omg omg omg was the sentiment last week and over the weekend, after the tweets, news, and various analyses about whether AI is going to kill us within a decade. It can be hard to concentrate on anything else (or stop asking yourself why you should bother thinking about anything at all…ever again!). Total mindf*ck. This gnarly feeling is happening to all of us so please, feel free to use my personal three-step process for not feeling t
On leaving my job and why the “September Scaries” feel different this year (opens the original)
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I got a root canal yesterday and the endodontist told me that not only was the root of the tooth infected, the tooth itself was cracked. She said they’re seeing more and more patients with fractured teeth exactly like this. Why?! Because people are so stressed and anxious that they’re clenching and grinding their teeth to the point that their teeth are breaking. Jesus. It’s a strange thing to think that I can actually feel pretty ok about what̵
When Life with AI is More Surreal Than a Total Eclipse of the Sun (opens the original)
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There is nothing more surreal than a total eclipse, I’d been told. So last week, the fam and I went to experience one for ourselves. As part of our vacation in Menorca, we walked out onto a rocky jetty with hundreds of other people at 8:30pm on a Wednesday and watched as the moon slowly slide in front of the low-hanging sun, creating a dim halo of light and surrounding us Earthlings in a unworldly darkness. It was beautiful and indeed surreal…<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="ht
My Book Came out Three Months Ago: Here are the Seven Things I Learned about Publishing, Podcasts, and Personal Stamina (opens the original)
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Exactly three months ago, Flatiron, an imprint of Macmillan, published my book, Body Electric. In the weeks since, I’ve learned so much about putting out a book in 2026, including how the publishing landscape compares to when my first book came out in 2017 and what fuels—rather than depletes—me, a human who doesn’t love promoting herself. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!awn2!,f_auto,
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