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Modern WisdomFeb 21, 2022

#438 - Michael Easter - Learn To Embrace Discomfort

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The Comfort Crisis

Michael Easter

I noticed that everything that I was writing about in terms of lifestyle health and how to improve your health, I usually had to go through some form…

Endurance

Alfred Lansing

But dude, hearing what they had to put up with and the fact that you elected to do that is, do you think this is something I think about all the time?

Guest: Michael Easter

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Michael Easter is a contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine and Professor at the University of Nevada. The world is pretty comfortable right now. Between air conditioning, Amazon Prime, Deliveroo, Netflix, Google Maps, soft beds and automatic cars, you can get through big stretches of life without encountering any real discomfort. Michael has spent years researching why discomfort is so important to our health and fulfilment, and how to reintroduce it to your life. Expect to learn why rites of passage no longer happening in modern life is a huge loss, how Michael survived an entire month in the Alaskan Arctic, how an annual challenge with a 50% chance of failure can change your life, what nosey airport security staff can teach us about human nature, why boredom is good for you, how to overcome trauma and much more...

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The Comfort Crisis

Michael Easter

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Alfred Lansing

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The conversation centers on elected versus unelected suffering.
A second recurring theme is importance of discomfort.
Referenced books include The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter and Endurance by Alfred Lansing.
The strongest audience signal points to Individuals seeking personal growth and health improvement and Readers interested in resilience and adventure.

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The Comfort Crisis

Michael Easter

Best for Individuals seeking personal growth and health improvementOften cited around importance of discomfort

“Michael Easter discusses his book 'The Comfort Crisis' and how it lays out an action plan for embracing discomfort to improve life.”

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Sentiment: Deep Dive

Trigger: importance of discomfort

For: Individuals seeking personal growth and health improvement

Key quote: “I noticed that everything that I was writing about in terms of lifestyle health and how to improve your health, I usually had to go through some form of discomfort to see a benefit.”

The host discusses how discomfort is integral to personal growth and health improvement, referencing Michael Easter's experiences that inspired 'The Comfort Crisis.' The book emphasizes the value of embracing challenges to achieve better outcomes in various aspects of life.

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Endurance

Alfred Lansing

Best for Readers interested in resilience and adventureOften cited around elected versus unelected suffering

“The book is about Sir Ernest Shackleton's trip across the Antarctic, detailing the savage conditions faced during the expedition.”

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Sentiment: Passing Reference

Trigger: elected versus unelected suffering

For: Readers interested in resilience and adventure

Key quote: “But dude, hearing what they had to put up with and the fact that you elected to do that is, do you think this is something I think about all the time?”

The host mentions 'Endurance' to highlight the extreme conditions faced by Shackleton and his crew during their Antarctic expedition. This reference serves to illustrate the concept of choosing to face discomfort versus experiencing it involuntarily.

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