Hoy, más que nunca, vivimos en condiciones de extrema comodidad. Nunca nos quedamos sin comida, no sufrimos temperaturas extremas y nuestro principal reto es alcanzar y mantener una relativa estabilidad. Sin embargo, este estilo de vida podría ser la principal causa de todos nuestros males físicos y mentales.
En este libro, el galardonado periodista Michael Easter emprende un viaje en solitario a una de las zonas más salvajes del planeta para descubrirnos un gran secreto de nuestro bienestar: la incomodidad.
A lo largo de su viaje se cruzará con ermitaños, aventureros, monjes y científicos que le desvelarán una de las grandes paradojas que rige nuestras vidas: por qué alejarnos del confort nos sienta tan bien. Desde las prácticas ancestrales japonesas que utilizan los atletas de élite hasta los ritos iniciáticos de las tribus más aisladas del mundo, pasando por los últimos avances de la neurociencia sobre el cansancio y la ansiedad.
La trampa del confort demuestra por qué exponernos a condiciones límite puede ayudarnos a reconectar con nuestra naturaleza más primitiva y alcanzar así una vida más saludable y placentera.
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"Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of
living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the
wild"--from the New York
Times bestselling author of Scarcity
Brain.
"If you've been looking for something
different to level up your health, fitness, and personal
growth, this is it."--Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO
and author of
The Book of Boundaries "Michael Easter's genius is that he puts
data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired
many to change their lives for the better."--Dr. Peter
Attia, author of
Outlive In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever
before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed,
underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent
physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning
journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive
genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking
the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort.
Easter's journey to understand our
evolutionary need to be challenged takes him to meet the NBA's top
exercise scientist, who uses an ancient Japanese practice to build
championship athletes; to the mystical country of Bhutan, where an Oxford
economist and Buddhist leader are showing the world what death can teach us
about happiness; to the outdoor lab of a young neuroscientist who's
found that nature tests our physical and mental endurance in ways that expand
creativity while taming burnout and anxiety; to the remote Alaskan
backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day hunting expedition to experience
the rewilding secrets of one of the last rugged places on Earth; and
more.
Along the way, Easter uncovers a
blueprint for leveraging the power of discomfort that will dramatically
improve our health and happiness, and perhaps even help us understand what it
means to be human.
The Comfort Crisis is
a bold call to break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within
yourself.
Easter, Michael: -
Michael Easter es profesor de la Universidad de Nevada, Las Vegas. Colabora con las revistas Men's Health y Outside. Su trabajo ha sido traducido a cuarenta idiomas y puede encontrarse en Men's Journal, Vice, Scientific American y Esquire, entre otras. Vive en Las Vegas, al borde del desierto, con su esposa y sus dos perros.
Michael Easter is a contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His work has appeared in more than sixty countries and can also be found in Men's Journal, New York, Vice, Scientific American, Esquire, and others. He lives in Las Vegas on the edge of the desert with his wife and their two dogs.
