521: Rucking & other tips to boost brain health | Michael Easter, NYT bestselling author

“The average person today sees more information in one day than a person 700 years ago would have seen in their entire life," says Michael Easter.

Michael, a health journalist and New York Times bestselling author, joins us to discuss how to reintroduce yourself to moderation and ruck your way to better health, plus:

- Why do we overdo everything? (~00:03)

- How to overcome information overload (~02:35)

- Possessions and abundance (~05:42)

- Consequences of superabundance on our well-being (~07:50)

- Being lonely vs. being alone (~09:41)

- The science-backed benefits of being in nature (~12:42)

- The power of rucking for overall health (~17:48)

- The health benefits of getting out of your comfort zone (~23:01)

- Why we’re so vulnerable to overabundance (~24:38)

- What makes processed foods so irresistible? (~26:32)

- What we can learn from slot machines (~27:56)

- How to break the scarcity loop (~30:43)

- Living in Las Vegas (~34:55)

- How to manage your expectations & be happier (~37:19)

- How to practice misogi for personal growth (~41:41)

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Referenced in the episode:

- Michael's book, Scarcity Brain.

- Michael's previous title, The Comfort Crisis.

- A study on phone use in nature.

- Read more about the nature pyramid.

- A study on calming fractals.

- A study on eating slower with unprocessed foods.

- Michael's newsletter, 2%.

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