Michael Easter is a contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is the author of The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self.

What you'll learn from this episode:

  • We evolved to endure and overcome hardship. So if you want to experience any kind of personal growth, you have to step outside of your comfort zone. Yet this can be a challenge in a world that's built for comfort.

  • Why taking a regular break from the countless conveniences of modern life is good for your health, fitness, and mental well-being.

  • How boredom can be good for driving productivity, and why having mobile phones and other devices close by to alleviate this boredom on demand is depriving us of its potential boons.

  • Why, if you're among the people who spend 92 percent of their time indoors, you should use neurologist Rachel Hopman's 20-5-3 "nature pyramid" rule to ensure you're reaping the aesthetic, intellectual, and cognitive benefits of the great outdoors.

  • What "rucking" is and why it might be the best exercise for you if, like most people, you hate exercise.

  • And so much more!

Resources from this episode:

The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael Easter | Amazon

Michael Easter | Website

Michael Easter | Instagram

Michael Easter | Twitter

Michael Easter | Men's Health

Michael Easter | Outside

The Mind is Primary | Gym Jones

Hunter S. Thompson: How the Writer Became a Legend | Rolling Stone

Donnie Vincent | Instagram

10 Principles to Live an Antifragile Life | Farnam Street Blog

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Amazon

Identifying Key Features of Early Stressful Experiences That Produce Stress Vulnerability and Resilience in Primates | Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

5 Benefits of Boredom | Psychology Today

Rethink Your Relationship With Your Phone | Entrepreneur

The ‘20-5-3’ Rule Prescribes How Much Time to Spend Outside by Michael Easter | Men’s Health

Rachel Hopman | SHIFT

The Savanna Happiness Theory: Better Alone Than in Bad Company | Exploring Your Mind

Brown Fat: How to Increase, Thermogenesis, and More | Healthline

6 Powerful Ways Saunas Can Boost Your Brain | Max Lugavere

The Psychology of Hunger | American Psychological Association

Freeze Dried Entrees | Mountain House Meals

What is Rucking? | GORUCK

Why Rucking Is Every Man's Favorite New Fitness Trend | Men's Health

My Toughest Fitness Challenge Involved 100 Pounds of Caribou Meat by Michael Easter | Men's Health

Why People in "Blue Zones" Live Longer Than the Rest of the World | Healthline

The Secret to Happiness? Thinking About Death. by Michael Easter | Outside Online

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