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b'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?\\nIn this new episode Steven sits down with New York Times Bestselling author, Michael Easter.\\nMichael Easter is the bestselling author of books such as \\u2018The Comfort Crisis\\u2019 and \\u2018The Scarcity Brain\\u2019. He was a senior editor at Men\\u2019s Health magazine and is currently a professor of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His writing has appeared in Men\\u2019s Health, Outside magazine, Men\\u2019s Journal, Cosmopolitan, Vice, Esquire, Scientific American, and Women\\u2019s Health.\\n\\nIn this conversation Michael and Steven discuss topics, such as:\\n\\nHow to get out of your comfort zone\\n\\nWhy your comfortable life is killing you\\n\\nWhat is meant by healthy discomfort\\n\\nHow 2% of people are willing to push beyond their comfort zones\\n\\nThe difference between being lonely and alone\\n\\nThe benefits of being alone\\n\\nBut the negative impacts of being lonely\\n\\nWhy loneliness is a killer\\n\\nHow to make better long term decisions\\n\\nWhy people with higher status live longer\\n\\nHow noisy cities cause heart attacks and depression\\n\\nHow to fix back pain\\n\\nThe ways that taking the stairs will improve your health\\n\\nWhy the world is becoming increasingly unhappy\\n\\nHow activity in nature is better for your brain\\n\\nWhy our ancestor were so much fitter than us\\n\\nHow we\\u2019ve engineered meaning out of our lives\\n\\nAddiction being a spectrum we are all on\\n\\nWhy moderation is not easy for humans\\n\\nWhat is the scarcity brain\\n\\nWhy expectations often lead to unhappiness\\n\\nFewer problems not necessarily leading to more happiness\\n\\nEmbracing discomfort during crises\\n\\n\\nYou can purchase Michael\\u2019s most recent book, \\u2018Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough\\u2019, here: https://amzn.to/3MG5hef\\n\\nIf 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\\n\\nFollow Michael:\\nInstagram: https://bit.ly/3QGzEnd\\nTwitter: https://bit.ly/40lW7JB\\n\\nFollow me:\\n\\ufeffhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'