JS wrote "It turns out that convenience is evolutionarily discordant. We think we want everything to be easy…but what we find out is that true, lasting satisfaction only comes from accomplishing something difficult."

I think this is an oft overlooked, and *very* important point. Any mountain/rock climber will tell you the satisfaction of reaching the top is directly proportional to the difficulty in doing so.

As JFK said "we choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard"

When we succeed at doing hard things, we feel better (brain reward hormones), but we also, often, have either learned a new skill and/or conquered a fear in doing so.

In short, it makes us better, more confident and accomplished people.
Someone who only ever does the easy things does not self improve.
is that the sort of person you would want for a partner, be it hiking, business or life?

The other side that is often overlooked, though I see it everywhere, is that convenience is *expensive*. Look at the premium you pay to have someone else cook your meals (restaurant), the money that is spent on "labour saving devices", the cost of all the add-on luxuries to your car, etc etc.
A great example is the cost of "convenient and smart storage solutions" (e.g. Ikea) that simply enable us to own more clutter, instead of dealing with the hardship of sorting through it and getting rid of the unneccessary stuff.

When you step back and take a good look, convenience often not only makes us weaker, it makes us poorer too.