489: Michael Easter—The Hard Way
2026-06-16 · 117 min · episode 489 · 5 entities
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489: Michael Easter—The Hard Way
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Why do so many of the things that make us stronger, healthier, and happier require doing things the hard way? Mike sits down with bestselling author, journalist, and researcher Michael Easter to explore the surprising benefits of discomfort, challenge, and voluntary hardship in a world engineered for convenience. Easter, whose work has appeared in Men's Health , Outside , Esquire , and Scientific American , discusses the ideas behind his bestselling books The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain , along with his newest release, Walk with Weight: The Definitive Guide to Rucking . From carrying heavy loads to carrying life's burdens, Michael explains why the easiest path is rarely the most rewarding—and why embracing difficulty might be the key to a better life.