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Michael Easter.

Michael Easter is an American journalist and writer about health and human behaviour. He wrote The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain.

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Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

The Comfort Crisis

Michael Easter

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Health & Wellness · 2021

The Comfort Crisis

Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self

Modern life has removed most hardship, Easter argues, and that comfort has a cost to our health and happiness. He joined a hunting trip in the Alaskan wilderness to explore how small, chosen challenges can make us stronger.

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  1. Too much comfort weakens usNever being cold, hungry, bored or tired comes with hidden costs to body and mind.
  2. Do hard things on purposeTake on a big challenge now and then — one with a real chance of failing.
  3. Get outsideTime in nature lowers stress and helps us feel more alive.
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