Great blog! I love your quote, “Thus, because we live in the cradle of comfort we need analogs of survival that challenge us physically, activities that put our mind and body in a state of temporary discomfort.” I think this is so true and explains why some people (a special subset of the population, it seems!) are driven to exercise, engage in intermittent fasting, use a sauna, take ice baths, etc. These practices wake up the evolutionarily conserved part of our brains that thrives on challenge on adversity. Pursuing discomfort (without going to extremes) certainly makes me feel and function like my younger self!
Great blog! I love your quote, “Thus, because we live in the cradle of comfort we need analogs of survival that challenge us physically, activities that put our mind and body in a state of temporary discomfort.” I think this is so true and explains why some people (a special subset of the population, it seems!) are driven to exercise, engage in intermittent fasting, use a sauna, take ice baths, etc. These practices wake up the evolutionarily conserved part of our brains that thrives on challenge on adversity. Pursuing discomfort (without going to extremes) certainly makes me feel and function like my younger self!