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Jul 2024
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Why You Always Want More, And How To Fix...

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Learning how to thrive with enough.

Michael Easter is the New York Times bestselling author of Scarcity Brain and The Comfort Crisis. He travels the world to uncover practical ideas that help people live healthier, happier, and more remarkable lives. His ideas have been adopted by institutions ranging from the military to professional sports teams to Fortune 500 companies. He also shares his ideas on his popular newsletter, 2% with Michael Easter

In this episode we talk about:

  • The evolutionary roots of overconsumption
  • The challenges of having an ancient brains in a modern world
  • The Scarcity mindset vs. the abundance mindset
  • Understanding what Michael calls the "scarcity loop" – and how to apply it to daily life
  • Tactical ways to work with habits and cravings 
  • Understanding the scarcity loop, how it hooks us, and then how you can unhook using that same loop
  • And How's Michael's life changed after researching this book
  • Toward the end, we talk about Michael's previous book, the comfort crisis—and some Practical steps for embracing discomfort


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