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Embrace of the Wild: Inspired by Equestrian Explorer Isabella Bird

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This creep phenomenon applies directly to how we now relate to comfort, said Levari. Call it comfort creep. When a new comfort is introduced, we adapt to it and our old comforts become unacceptable. Today’s comfort is tomorrow’s discomfort. This leads to a new level of what’s considered comfortable." It is my hope that readers will enjoy riding with Isabella on her way to spiritual freedom and self-discovery. Writing the story did give me peace and purpose in what has been a difficult year for all of us. A special thanks to Anne Holmes for her generous review of Embrace of the Wild. The Comfort Crisis looks in depth at these questions and how our unending search for comfort and convenience has robbed us of much of our vitality and humanity. Michael Easter is an UNLV professor and editor for Men's Health magazine, and has come up with this thought-provoking book, his first.

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The Comfort Crisis was an excellent book. I am generally a fan of books about the fields of high performance, excellency, and mindset- so I put the book on my list as soon as I came across it. The author did a great job with this one. Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped - by Garry Kasparov There are no "ancient aikido" students. Aikido started in 1920, by Morihei Ueshiba. He died in 1969. His first generation students are still around. Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser - by Guy P. Harrison For the most part, I'm sure a good amount of people have heard these various concepts; however, I love that Easter makes these points and supports them with actual verified studies. That, I can definitely get down with because it does seem like another fad and/or fallacy such as 'dopamine fasting' and the like.

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Boredom is good for us. It forces us to tap into our creativity and look for new pathways. Today's digital menu of smartphones, streaming content, and the internet robs us of those opportunities, and addicts us to attention-grabbing cotton candy for the mind. Easter claims we spend 11 hours per day on digital media, but I've seen 8-9 hours elsewhere. In any case, it's an enormous chunk of our day. One of the best things about a Misogi like this is that it took the author away from all of his content, which forced his brain to adapt and find new ways to combat boredom. Ballou, who grew up in Alaska loving the out of doors, later spent years reveling in explorations of the Hawaiian Isles, about which she has written several books. Linda also has spent much time hiking in high mountain terrain and is especially drawn to Colorado. She is an experienced equestrian and travel writer. The lives of the two writers parallel in so many ways as to leave me wondering if Ballou could be the reincarnation of Bird! The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World by Charles C. Mann Weight gain is generally not linear, but rather has maintenance periods then sudden spikes. For example, over 10 years we will have periods of maintaining weight then have sudden increases (ie during stressful times, holidays/winter) then we maintain our new higher weight and repeat the cycle.

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Ballou, who grew up in Alaska loving the out of doors, later spent years revelling in explorations of the Hawaiian Isles, about which she has written several books. Linda also has spent much time hiking in high mountain terrain and is especially drawn to Colorado. She is an experienced equestrian and travel writer. The lives of the two writers parallel in so many ways as to leave me wondering if Ballou could be the reincarnation of Bird!What's the ultimate goal in this life? Is it to transcend the problems of everyday reality and retire in comfort and serenity near the beach? Or is it to test our limits regularly and embrace the discomfort and challenges of being a human being? This is a question many of us take for granted. We all think that retiring rich, fat, and happy should be the ultimate goal, but how many of us would be lonely and bored should we ever reach that plateau? To combat poor eating habits, the book recommends combating mindless eating with food diaries. We routinely underestimate what we eat, and Easter talks with an expert who says you can eat anything that you want, as long as you limit your total calories and focus on foods that actually fill you up. While junk foods are calorie dense, they are ultimately unsatisfying and leave you still hungry. Potatoes are one of the best foods you can eat to fill you up, as long as they aren't processed or fried. A lot of foods can be considered "comfort foods"- treats meant to calm down your anxieties or depression. The effects of these foods don't last long at all, and the author encourages people to deal with their stress and discomfort in other ways, not through eating. I wouldn’t give up Convoke for it though. Running that (with Cenarious) gives you what I lovingly refer to Healy Hurricane on a 1.5 min timer, which is incredibly potent. The men have planted hundreds of the 4,000 aspen trees now growing in the forest thanks to the project. “A lot of them are then planning to carry on doing conservation volunteering when they get released,” adds Kuliszewski. The first third of the story takes place in Hawaii where Isabella spent six transformative months in the Sandwich Islands. I used her book about her times there in 1873 in my research for Wai-nani: A Voice from Old Hawai’i. Her language is a bit flowery for modern readers, but her descriptions of the terrain are unrivaled. I have hiked in Waipio Valley and on the flank of the Kilauea on the Big Island where Isabella rode and have written articles set in the Islands. My research for Wai-nani gave me a deep knowledge of the Hawaiian people and their culture. It was fun for me to be there once more.

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Author Michael Easter is 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, 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. Get out of the city and be in nature. How much? 20min x 3/week, 5h/month in semiwild, 3+ days in the wild/year (to benefit from the three-day effect I have just dropped into the very place I have been seeking but in everything it exceeds all my dreams. “I found it incredible that during his entire book about how our bodies adjust to both comfort and discomfort he never described hedonistic adaptation which is basically the core principle of the book. I think the reason is because out of all the one off people he sought out to reinforce his view points, nobody took 5 minutes to educate him that this entire book can be summarized by hedonism. Gorgeous sunsets over crystal clear lakes, moonbeams glowing down through towering pines, and snow covered peaks during harsh winter storms. The world around you will change dynamically through the year bringing brand new experiences each new day! A Dedication To Detail

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Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-first Century - by Lex Bayer and John Figdor It's also balanced. Books that explore "doing hard crap" and "how cavemen lived better" sometimes make modern life seem downright evil, or at the very least suspect. Michael takes a different view: the modern world makes life better. Our ancestors died of silly things, like falling out of trees and getting a scrape on their knee. Our idea of being hungry is missing breakfast or lunch, not missing whole days at a time. But in the right dose, inconveniences and strenuous living improve our lives.We spend a great amount of our modern lives completely comfortable. We live in the most optimal temperatures, we eat whenever we feel slightly hungry, and sit in soft chairs most of the day. We live our lives in a tiny circle of routine, rather than explore the boundaries of our potential. The author supports that a part of depression may be the result of never testing yourself. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty - by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson He called this “prevalence-induced concept change.” Essentially “problem creep.” It explains that as we experience fewer problems, we don’t become more satisfied. We just lower our threshold for what we consider a problem. We end up with the same number of troubles. Except our new problems are progressively more hollow...

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