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How to Leave Your Comfort Zone (for The Better)

The opposite of comfort is not danger

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Gustavo Razzetti
Aug 01, 2018
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Danger is not the opposite of comfort

Comfortable with being uncomfortable— Pic by Robert Collins

Your life is waiting at the other side of your comfort zone.

Inspirational quotes encourage you to do something you wouldn’t normally do — you are missing out life, they tell you.

However, crossing the line of your comfort zone is not easy —science shows that experimenting new things makes everyone anxious and worried.

The paradox of the FOMO approach is that, rather than neutralizing the fear, it creates more anxiety— those who are afraid of uncertainty get more stressed out.

What if you could stretch beyond your comfort zone on your own terms? Not because someone else pushes you to do so.

First, you must get rid of the dualistic approach — being comfortable is not the opposite of living dangerously.

Meet Your Comfort Zone

“Discomfort may be a doorway; don’t run from it.” ― Joseph Deitch

According to Merriam-Webster, our comfort zone is the level at which one functions with ease and familiarity. T…

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