Michael Easter

American journalist and professor — author of The Comfort Crisis — who argues that modern comfort-seeking leads to physical and mental health decline, and that intentional exposure to discomfort is essential for wellbeing.

Creates the modern comfort crisis argument — The Comfort Crisis's thesis (that humanity is the first species in history to be reliably protected from discomfort, and that this protection is causing an epidemic of physical and psychological fragility) synthesizes research on hormesis, evolutionary mismatch, and extreme physical challenge.