Michael Easter on the Comfort Crisis

Published: July 19, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

b"Journalist and author Michael Easter talks about his book\\xa0The Comfort Crisis\\xa0with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Easter thinks modern life is too easy, too comfortable. To be healthy, he says, we need to move out of our comfort zones and every once in a while try to do something, especially something physically demanding, that\\xa0we didn't think was possible. Easter\\xa0discusses rising levels of anxiety and depression in the West and why taking on challenges can be part of the solution."