Comfort At All Costs
We have nearly engineered out all discomfort from our modern lives. Great, right? Not so fast: doing so comes at our own expense. On today's show: comfort creep's harms, with practical thoughts on course correction. Here's a preview: [1:30] Humans have evolved to prioritize comfort. What's so wrong with being ultra-comfy? [6:30] Research finds that when we adopt a new comfort in our lives we adapt to it quite quickly. Enter comfort creep [11:30] ... But is it sustainable? Our reverence for comfort has come at the expense of our planet's health [19:30] We have countless modern comforts yet we're still unhappy; here's why [25:00] Parents, stop managing all of your child's discomforts! Resources Mentioned: The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael Easter Episode #365: Old Fashioned On Purpose Episode #395: Lifestyle Creep This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! [email protected].
Sustainable Minimalists · Cloud10
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (prefix.up.audio) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
We have nearly engineered out all discomfort from our modern lives. Great, right? Not so fast: doing so comes at our own expense.
On today's show: comfort creep's harms, with practical thoughts on course correction.
Here's a preview:
[1:30] Humans have evolved to prioritize comfort. What's so wrong with being ultra-comfy?
[6:30] Research finds that when we adopt a new comfort in our lives we adapt to it quite quickly. Enter comfort creep
[11:30] ... But is it sustainable? Our reverence for comfort has come at the expense of our planet's health
[19:30] We have countless modern comforts yet we're still unhappy; here's why
[25:00] Parents, stop managing all of your child's discomforts!
Resources Mentioned:
- The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael Easter
- Episode #365: Old Fashioned On Purpose
- Episode #395: Lifestyle Creep
- This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!
- Join our (free!) Facebook community here.
- Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists
- Say hello! [email protected].
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.