The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

319: Michael Easter—Hunger is the Best Sauce

May 16, 2023

01:25:19

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Comfort

2min

The Comfort Crisis

3min

The Unintended Consequences of Back Pain

3min

The Quiet Room

3min

The Importance of Silence

4min

The Importance of Progress

2min

The Importance of Boredom

2min

The Meaning of Immersed Journalism

3min

10.

The Crucible of Pain

2min

11.

The Legend of Izanagi

4min

12.

The Hero's Journey, Do the Hard Thing

3min

13.

The Importance of Being Off the Grid

2min

14.

The Tundra

4min

15.

The Truth About Air Travel

4min

16.

The Benefits of Boredom

2min

17.

The Importance of Using Media in High School

3min

18.

The Importance of Carrying a Phone

4min

19.

The Power of Forced Awareness

2min

20.

The Best Meal I've Ever Had

2min

21.

The Disnified Version of Nature

3min

22.

The Value of Field Trips to the Slaughterhouse

2min

23.

The Importance of Appreciation

3min

24.

The Benefits of Uncomfortable Things

2min

25.

How to Lose Weight

3min

26.

How to Unpeel Your Habits

2min

27.

The Evolution of Hunger

2min

28.

The Importance of Exercise in Preventing Disease

3min

29.

How to Get More Comfortable With Death

2min

30.

The Effect of Reminding Yourself That You Are Eventually Going to Die

2min

31.

The Importance of Gratitude

4min

32.

The Paradox of Moderation

2min

33.

The Comfort Crisis

2min

34.

How to Write a Five-Star Review

2min

The professor, adventurer, and author of the The Comfort Crisis speaks about his 33-day trip off the grid in the arctic tundra and how he learned to embrace silence, boredom, and uncomfortableness. The Comfort Crisis https://eastermichael.com/book/