Michael Easter: I think one of the main benefits of the triplets gratitude is thinking of what are other ways I can get this? What's the next sort of misogie, if you will, this sort of thing I'm going to challenge myself with because I'll have to prepare for it. He says being open to new experiences is really just what he’s shooting for. Michael Easter: My guess that is been Michael Easter's book The Comfort Crisis.
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.