Dr Paul Zak on How to Keep Your Brain from Aging | Disruptor Confessions with John Ayers

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]the brain actually wants the new new thing. So, it means even as we get older for all those of us with gray hair, we've actually got to continue to explore new things. So, travel is a great way to do that. Volunteering somewhere, doing something new, changing your routine, it's really good for your brain that you now invest these metabolic resource. And I can tell you what the underlying subjective experience of a key moment is. The first is being present. If I'm distracted, I'm you know, looking around, I'm not going to have a great conversation with you.

[00:00:27]But the second is I've got to have that shared emotional response.