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The Edge Of The Comfort Zone

10/22/2018

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Ever get the feeling like you're moving on auto-pilot, just running, running, running on the hamster wheel of life? Wake up, go to work, come home,  handle chores, kid’s activities, repeat. Same tasks, same people, same everything. 

Habits and routines can be good, they serve a purpose. They can make life more efficient and predictable. The more routine our life is the less brain power we need to expend. However, if we become too set in our patterns then the potential for learning something new and growing declines. We run the risk of becoming stagnate and lose our sense of curiosity and adventure. 

As Shilagh Mirgain, PhD, a University of Wisconsin Health psychologist says, ”Our best life begins on the edge of our comfort zone, to ignite our potential, we must stretch ourselves outside of our daily patterns.” Not letting fear or routine get us set in our ways.

Mirgain suggests starting small by mixing up the daily routine. Maybe drive a different route to work, or try a new type of food or a new restaurant. Saying yes to something you would normally say no to. Introduce yourself to a stranger and strike up a conversation, take up a new hobby, new sport activity or take a class.

While something fairly simple and small like trying a new food may not seem life changing, it’s about learning to step outside of your habits and self-prescribed limits. Continuing to learn, explore, be curious and adventuresome.

​Stretching yourself to try something new might produce surprising results. You may end up creating a new favorite activity or uncovering a new skill set that you were previously unaware existed. 


Switch up the same old same old auto-pilot pattern and give your spirit a chance to soar by trying something new. What better time than now to give it a try and change things up? 

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11/5/2018 09:01:48 am

There will be a time wherein we need to step out of our comfort zone, no matter how much we want to stay on our side. For some people, they cannot do it easily because they believe that going out of comfort zone is risky, and they are afraid to take the risk. What they don't know is they are letting go of a perfect moment for them to spread their wings and learn further. We should always be after our own growth and never be afraid to step further!

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11/5/2018 10:52:03 am

So much beauty lies just outside our comfort zone. Setting aside fear and taking a small step further is an awesome approach to growing and exploring. Thank you for your comment!

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12/16/2018 10:59:30 pm

Pushing ourselves to do more than what we think we can be a good habit. Maximizing our potential in life is a good practice to carry even in small things. Doing this would help us explore life and be more powerful than what we currently are. Exploring ourselves is much better than exploring other places. We must first fully understand ourselves than other things in life. Once we have understood ourselves down to the core, then we can live life to the fullest.

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12/17/2018 08:41:07 am

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

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12/18/2018 04:34:54 am

Every people has their own comfort zone, it can be a place, a thing, a person and pet. My comfort zone is the cinema. Whenever I get sad or down to something, I will watch alone in the cinema. It helps me release my stress and be relieved for a while. I cannot depend my comfort zone to anyone. I experienced being dependent to my best friend, but it turns out that he will just leave me in the end.

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