Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/michaeleaster441 Michael Easter (IG: @michael_easter) is the author of The Comfort Crisis, a contributing editor at Men’s Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His work has appeared in more than 60 countries and can also be found in Men’s Journal, Vice, Scientific American, Esquire, and others. In this episode, we discuss: The evolution of The Comfort Crisis Time spent outdoors has great mental health benefits Michael’s 33-day Alaskan backcountry hunting trip Boredom tells us to go do something different The nature pyramid The feeling of hunting for the 1st time The unforgiving weather conditions in the Arctic tundra Understanding for one thing to live, another has to die How do other cultures view death? Traveling to Bhutan to learn the secret to happiness The cosmic calendar concept Death used to be more intimate Rites of passage What is a misogi? The discomfort of failure The benefits of accomplishing a misogi Experiencing periods of hunger Expanding your comfort zones makes your life better Practicing gratitude gives you perspective Working for your food The big difference between loneliness and solitude Block off time every day for solitude Balancing screen time Show sponsors: Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout Four Sigmatic <== Save up to 40% off Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee bundles Paleovalley <== 15% off all Paleovalley products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout AquaOmega <== 20% off the world's best omega-3 supplements by using the code ultimate20 at checkout Related links: Michael Easter - The Comfort Crisis (book) Michael Easter's website Follow Michael Easter on Instagram Donnie Vincent Men’s Health Gross National Happiness Commission - GNH Khenpo Phuntsok Tashi - The Fine Art of Living and Manifesting a Peaceful Death (book) Zen Caregiving Project Dr. Marcus Elliott Related episodes: Psychotherapist Reveals How to Be Mentally Strong in a World of Change & Uncertainty | Julia Samuel (#423) Matthew McConaughey on Catching More Greenlights, the Impermanence of Life, & Writing Your Own Story (#398) Dr. Jud Brewer on Unwinding Anxiety (#397) 278: Robin Sharma – The 5 AM Club • Mastery Is A Process • The Power Of Solitude 062: UJ Ramdas – The Five-Minute Journal | Pushing Through Your Comfort Zone | Develop An Attitude Of Gratitude How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts, we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts. Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. If you'd prefer to watch vs listen to the interviews, head over to our YouTube channel and enjoy the full video conversations. Be sure and subscribe while you're there. 3. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 4. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community. 5. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram. 6. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app. 7. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!