I also just read - or at least, skimmed, the Comfort Crisis. I just could not get behind the bro-i-ness of the whole thing and the fact that the author is sloppy with the way he reads the science (to paraphrase - we're living longer, but we are also getting more diseases is one of his main talking points early on - uh yeah. a lot of diseases are associated with advanced age..... honestly, I was turned off from the intro where he referred to stressors that humans have faced for *millions* of years - millions? oy.)

However, I think there is a core message in there which is important to reflect on which is that discomfort is important for our development individually and socially. I don't think this is a particularly new idea, we have lots of language around character being "forged in the crucible of combat" - but it's interesting to note that there is science to support that. I don't think it means we need to all go on month-long treks in the Denali to be better people, but I do think that we need to be more willing to take on projects that bring us into the discomfort zone.