You're Listening to the Noise

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I think that's so profound. I mean, so many times in my life recently, I've stopped to just listen. And some of it's just about yourself. You know, maybe you could look at the sky, listen to the noise. There's some nice things out there. Your body is making some noises if you really get new enough quiet. Yeah. But we know that being around too much noise and in too much noise all the time is not great for our health because it's sort of like this slow drip of stress hormones.

Journalist and author Michael Easter talks about his book The Comfort Crisis with 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 we didn't think was possible. Easter discusses rising levels of anxiety and depression in the West and why taking on challenges can be part of the solution.