NPR Host Manoush Zomorodi Warns of Digital Multitasking Costs

NPR journalist Manoush Zomorodi discusses the physiological effects of constant media multitasking in an interview for Life Kit. Her May‑released book, Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well‑Being, co‑authored with behavioral‑medicine scientist Keith Diaz, explains how switching tasks repeatedly consumes brain glucose and oxygen, leading to fatigue, mental fog and reduced attention.

Zomorodi advises single‑tasking, taking regular physical breaks away from screens, and moving around to stimulate muscles and increase blood flow to the brain. She illustrated the approach by describing a three‑day internet outage that forced her to disconnect, read a book and regain focus.