Video Review of The Comfort CrisisĮxtended Video review of the Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter 3 Key Concepts from The Comfort Crisis Would it be possible that the antidote for many ailments of civilization actually be overcome if we made an attempt to re-wild ourselves and voluntarily seek out discomfort? In The Comfort Crisis Michael Easter ventures out to meet the people, both scientists and discomfort practitioners, that argue that this might actually be the case. In The Comfort Crisis we get to follow the author’s investigation into why people get sick and depressed in modern sheltered and temperature controlled lives where food is plenty and our physical challenges are few.

And even more fundamental issues like feeling a lack of meaning and purpose.“ A Journey in Discomfort “Scientists are finding that certain discomfort protects us from physical and psychological problems like obesity, heart disease, cancers, diabetes, depression and anxiety. “A radical new body of evidence shows that people are at their best- physically harder, mentally tougher and spiritually sounder- after experiencing the same discomfort that our early ancestors were exposed to every day.” Research confirms that discomfort is good for you. It’s seems like the further we stray from the stressors that our ancestors faced daily the more depressed, anxious and petty we become. Now finally people can live a life of fulfillment an peace, right?! Even that uncomfortable thing called ‘silence’ is rapidly being eradicated. Other inconveniences are diminishing as well: feelings of hunger, cold, physical exhaustion are becoming rare. How could it be that the more cozy and comfortable thing gets, the less satisfied we are? In this book travel far and wide on a journey to discover the natural stressors, that made us humans who we are, and find out how we can reintroduce them to our lives. The Comfort Crisis by Michael Eastern took me by surprise.

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