The Softening of the Human Mind: Why We’re Not Prepared for the Consequences

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Comfort — as seductive as The Weeknd’s songs and as addictive as your grandma’s chocolate chip cookies.

But have you ever paused your Netflix binge to consider how this pursuit of ease might turn our brains into overcooked pasta? Or perhaps, how your oversensitivity to almost everything shrinks your brain into a mushy, soft prune?

We live in an era where convenience is king, and safe talk is a titan.

We’ve become swaddled by technology, cushioned against hardship, and are rarely more than an arm’s length away from an app to solve our problems. Unfortunately, our love of comfort stifles our mental grit.

The Western mind is becoming worryingly soft, like a marshmallow in hot chocolate. Our brains, once the rigorous workhorses of innovation, resilience, and problem-solving, are increasingly the pampered show ponies of the intellectual world.

It’s like watching a champion fighter turn into an overweight couch potato — heart-wrenching.

Now that I’ve ruffled a few of your feathers let’s figure out how to right this ship.

Embrace the struggle.

We need to swap ‘easy’ for ‘challenging.’

Yes, it might feel like trying to convince a cat to enjoy a bath but believe me, it’s worth it.

Leaving the modern, sterile world and exposing oneself to challenging stressors can promote improved self-esteem, character-building, and psychological resilience. When undertaking an extremely difficult challenge, you will develop an internal capacity to better deal with many things.

Facing adversity and overcoming it strengthens the mind, just like lifting weights strengthens the body.

Stop overprotecting yourself.

In the article, The Coddling of the American Mind, the authors describe a dark situation in universities that…