You're Too Comfortable
it's making you sad and weak
The more we disconnect from nature, the closer we are to death. Not literally, but spiritually.
We’ve come to a point of such great “comfort” that I can live in Canada and go the entire winter without feeling a single snowflake on my skin. I can drive from garage to garage. From central heating to central heating with butt-warming seats along the way.
I can go months without feeling the sun directly on my skin. And even when I do feel it, I wear sunglasses to turn down the brightness of the world to my liking.
And in those moments I’m outside, how much of myself is exposed to the natural world? I have on sweaters and coats and hats and scarves and boots and thick pants. I even have AirPods in.
I’ve successfully adjusted the world’s brightness, temperature, texture (with my boots), and even sound. Everything is adjusted exaaaaaaaactly to my liking.
Is that any way to live?
It’s no wonder rates of depression and anxiety are skyrocketing. We’ve become used to everything, even nature itself, bending to our desires. It seems obvious that as soon as something isn’t just as I like it I feel anxious or even sad.
We’ve created a world of excess comfort. Even Seneca said that thousands of years ago! Since then, the problem has been made a million times worse. We’re beginning to confuse what we want and what we need because everything we need is so easily taken care of.
How do we fix this?
Do uncomfortable things. Go to the gym and push yourself physically. Get in an ice bath. Sleep on a tough mattress.
Make it clear in your mind what you need and what you want. Stop confusing the two. Realize that you have everything you need already.
Question of The Day
What bothers you? Is that necessary or is it comfort in excess?
Your Biggest Fan,
Noah “BigNerd” Sochaczevski
PS. We’re getting ready to start Sapiens on Friday, our February book of the month. It’s a brief history of humankind all the way from our days as animals to today. I love it and have read it multiple times already. 1000% recommend getting a copy you can come back to time and again in the future.