{"product_id":"the-comfort-crisis-embrace-discomfort-to-reclaim-your-wild-happy-healthy-self","title":"The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Easter\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor at \n\u003ci\u003eMen's Health \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, columnist for \n\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His work has appeared in more than sixty countries and can also be found in \n\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal, New York, Vice, Scientific American, Esquire, \u003c\/i\u003e and others. He lives in Las Vegas on the edge of the desert with his wife and their two dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Changes the way we think about the modern world and how everyday conveniences are eroding our understanding of what it mean to be human.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Richard Dorment, editor-in-chief, \u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I read \n\u003ci\u003eThe Comfort Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e in three straight sittings and was so motivated and inspired that I immediately made changes to my daily routines. Two months later, I've never been fitter, more self-confident, or happier. If you've been looking for something different to level up your health, fitness, and personal growth, THIS IS IT.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and six-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Entertaining and enlightening, Easter's quest for a 'rewilded' diet, creative boredom, and other sensation-restoring discomforts is chock-full of solid science as well as a rollicking adventure.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Dan Fagin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eToms River: A Story of Science and Salvation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Breezy and yet bracing synthesis of tough adventures and hard science. Ironic, perhaps, for a book about how we need to challenge ourselves to be so enjoyable to read.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Robert Moor, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOn Trails: An Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An entertaining and thought-provoking adventure that weaves together findings from anthropology, physiology, neuroscience, and other disciplines. Easter makes a convincing case that happiness is more than the absence of cold, hunger, and boredom--in fact, a little discomfort may be exactly what we need.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Alex Hutchinson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEndure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This revelatory, illuminating book is packed with big ideas on how our overly comfortable lives and routines have chipped away at our physical, mental, and emotional health.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Liz Plosser, editor-in-chief, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An unconventional clarion call to swim upstream against the currents of comfort and ease that we seek and have grown unquestioningly used to. Not for the soft, or faint of heart, this appeals to the tough, or those who seek to be. A good read that challenges conventional wisdom about living life.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--James Clapper, former U.S. Director of National Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shows why human greatness seldom rises from a perch of comfort and ease--and what you can do to maximize growth and fulfillment.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Brian L. Losey, (ret) Commander of U.S. Navy Special Warfare Command\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Made me look differently at adversity, at challenges, at discomfort. Reading it made me want to be better, and a book simply can't deliver more than that.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Tamar Haspel, columnist, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiscover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eScarcity Brain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you've been looking for something different to level up your health, fitness, and personal growth, \u003ci\u003ethis is it\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Boundaries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Michael Easter's genius is that he puts data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired many to change their lives for the better.\"--Dr. Peter Attia, author of \u003ci\u003eOutlive\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEaster's journey to understand our evolutionary need to be challenged takes him to meet the NBA's top exercise scientist, who uses an ancient Japanese practice to build championship athletes; to the mystical country of Bhutan, where an Oxford economist and Buddhist leader are showing the world what death can teach us about happiness; to the outdoor lab of a young neuroscientist who's found that nature tests our physical and mental endurance in ways that expand creativity while taming burnout and anxiety; to the remote Alaskan backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day hunting expedition to experience the rewilding secrets of one of the last rugged places on Earth; and more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Easter uncovers a blueprint for leveraging the power of discomfort that will dramatically improve our health and happiness, and perhaps even help us understand what it means to be human. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Comfort Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold call to break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/09\/2021 pg. 1 (EAN 9780593138762, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Rodale Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496041578774,"sku":"9780593138762","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593138762.jpg?v=1783051569","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comfort-crisis-embrace-discomfort-to-reclaim-your-wild-happy-healthy-self","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}