La trampa del confort: Por qué una vida sin comodidades puede sanarnos física y emocionalmente / The Comfort Crisis (Spanish Edition)

Hoy, más que nunca, vivimos en condiciones de extrema comodidad. Nunca nos quedamos sin comida, no sufrimos temperaturas extremas y nuestro principal reto es alcanzar y mantener una relativa estabilidad. Sin embargo, este estilo de vida podría ser la principal causa de todos nuestros males físicos y mentales.

En este libro, el galardonado periodista Michael Easter emprende un viaje en solitario a una de las zonas más salvajes del planeta para descubrirnos un gran secreto de nuestro bienestar: la incomodidad.

A lo largo de su viaje se cruzará con ermitaños, aventureros, monjes y científicos que le desvelarán una de las grandes paradojas que rige nuestras vidas: por qué alejarnos del confort nos sienta tan bien. Desde las prácticas ancestrales japonesas que utilizan los atletas de élite hasta los ritos iniciáticos de las tribus más aisladas del mundo, pasando por los últimos avances de la neurociencia sobre el cansancio y la ansiedad. 

La trampa del confort demuestra por qué exponernos a condiciones límite puede ayudarnos a reconectar con nuestra naturaleza más primitiva y alcanzar así una vida más saludable y placentera.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild"—from the New York Times bestselling author of Scarcity Brain.

“If you’ve been looking for something different to level up your health, fitness, and personal growth, this is it.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and author of The Book of Boundaries

“Michael Easter’s genius is that he puts data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired many to change their lives for the better.”—Dr. Peter Attia, author of Outlive

In many ways, we’re more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort.

Easter’s journey to understand our evolutionary need to be challenged takes him to meet the NBA’s top exercise scientist, who uses an ancient Japanese practice to build championship athletes; to the mystical country of Bhutan, where an Oxford economist and Buddhist leader are showing the world what death can teach us about happiness; to the outdoor lab of a young neuroscientist who’s found that nature tests our physical and mental endurance in ways that expand creativity while taming burnout and anxiety; to the remote Alaskan backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day hunting expedition to experience the rewilding secrets of one of the last rugged places on Earth; and more.
 
Along the way, Easter uncovers a blueprint for leveraging the power of discomfort that will dramatically improve our health and happiness, and perhaps even help us understand what it means to be human. 

The Comfort Crisis is a bold call to break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within yourself.