Is comfort killing you? And why can we never get enough of anything? Is the real way to find happiness by going against our most basic instincts? In this new episode Steven sits down with New York Times Bestselling author, Michael Easter. Michael Easter is the bestselling author of books such as ‘The Comfort Crisis’ and ‘The Scarcity Brain’. He was a senior editor at Men’s Health magazine and is currently a professor of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His writing has appeared in Men’s Health, Outside magazine, Men’s Journal, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Esquire, Scientific American, and Women’s Health.

In this conversation Michael and Steven discuss topics, such as:

How to get out of your comfort zone

Why your comfortable life is killing you

What is meant by healthy discomfort

How 2% of people are willing to push beyond their comfort zones

The difference between being lonely and alone

The benefits of being alone

But the negative impacts of being lonely

Why loneliness is a killer

How to make better long term decisions

Why people with higher status live longer

How noisy cities cause heart attacks and depression

How to fix back pain

The ways that taking the stairs will improve your health

Why the world is becoming increasingly unhappy

How activity in nature is better for your brain

Why our ancestor were so much fitter than us

How we’ve engineered meaning out of our lives

Addiction being a spectrum we are all on

Why moderation is not easy for humans

What is the scarcity brain

Why expectations often lead to unhappiness

Fewer problems not necessarily leading to more happiness

Embracing discomfort during crises

You can purchase Michael’s most recent book, ‘Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough’, here: https://amzn.to/3MG5hef

If you enjoyed this video, I recommend you check out my conversation with Dr Peter Attia, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqPnptAtBJk

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