Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of "doomscrolling" and technology-induced anxiety by identifying the root cause as an excess of spare, free time. He explains that if a person is genuinely occupied with a challenging purpose, working until late and needing to wake up early for something important, they would lack the time, energy, or even the desire for such distractions. This behavior, he asserts, only arises when one is unoccupied and purposeless. The speaker elaborates that having free time is a privilege suitable only for those who are inwardly free and near perfection. For an individual who is not inwardly free—being a slave to their body, hormones, and social influences—free time becomes a destructive force that can annihilate them. He states, "Freedom is only for the free." When such an inwardly unfree person is undeservedly given free things like a mobile phone, cheap data, and abundant leisure, these resources are inevitably misused. To counter this, Acharya Prashant advises living a life of challenging purpose and not viewing leisure time as a virtue. He suggests that one should have more tasks than time allows, as the weight of these responsibilities will provide direction. He emphasizes the need for humility, to know what one deserves and what one does not. If self-discipline is lacking, he recommends finding a "taskmaster," even if it means humbling oneself to be driven by another. Undeserved freedom, he warns, is the worst thing one can give to oneself. He further explores the paradox of modern technology. A sophisticated product of science and intelligence, like a smartphone, is often wielded by a "crude fellow" or a "beast" who neither understands nor respects its origin. The inventor or scientist is busy with discovery, not doomscrolling. This mismatch of giving an advanced tool to an unevolved user is dangerous, akin to a "gorilla with a computer" or flying an aircraft, which can lead to destruction. He concludes that we are "beasts within" gifted with sophisticated technology, and ideally, only those with the sophistication of science in their minds should be licensed to use its products.