What if the very things designed to make life easier are slowly making us weaker?
THE CONVENIENCE TRAP:
Why a Life of Ease is Costing Us Our Strength—and How to Get It Back
by Robert Carter III, PhD, MPH & Kirti Salwe Carter, MD, MPH
Diversion Books, Fall 2026
(via Kaplan/DeFiore Rights)
In an age where comfort is king and friction is engineered out of daily life, THE CONVENIENCE TRAP exposes the hidden cost of modern ease—and offers a bold roadmap for reclaiming resilience in a culture of soft living.
We can now summon groceries, skip lines, and avoid discomfort with a single tap. But in doing so, we’ve also stopped moving, stopped thinking deeply, and lost the habits that once made us strong. The result? A widespread decline in physical vitality, mental stamina, and social connection.
Drawing on decades of research and clinical experience, Drs. Robert and Kirti Carter explore how a convenience-obsessed world has undermined our health, adaptability, and sense of purpose. From dopamine-driven distraction to fragile supply chains and disintegrating community bonds, THE CONVENIENCE TRAP reveals how comfort has quietly become a design flaw—and why effort is the forgotten key to human flourishing.
At the heart of the book is the A.L.I.V.E. Framework: a five-part transformation model that closes each chapter, guiding readers to move from insight to action with sustainable, empowering steps toward a more vital, engaged life. Provocative and deeply practical, THE CONVENIENCE TRAP is a call to parents, educators, professionals, and future-builders to stop outsourcing effort—and start designing lives, bodies, and systems built to endure, evolve, and thrive.
Dr. Robert Carter III, is a nationally recognized scientist, bestselling author, and U.S. military officer with more than 25 years of experience in human performance and leadership. Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter is an integrative health expert who blends Eastern and Western traditions in her work on holistic wellness and stress resilience. Together, they are the authors of The Morning Mind: Use Your Brain to Master Your Day and Supercharge Your Life.