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2462: Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable by Nir Eyal

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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The Comfort Crisis

The comfort crisis notes a similar human tendency called prevalence induced concept change. We need to now seek discomfort to find the right balance. Easter talked with mark cere phd, psychologist at the university of buffalo who found that dealing with adversity not only increases our tolerance but also improves our perspective on it. Those in the study who had faced adversity reported higher life satisfaction and fewer psychological and physical symptoms compared to those who spend their life sheltered.

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