A zone of comfort is a part of the living space that gives a person a feeling of comfort and safety. They do not mean external circumstances, but internal life frames, within which a person feels comfortable. Most often, such zones are determined by habitual patterns of behavior. This is an established world, to which man is accustomed, where everything is familiar and stable, where he feels like "at ease." All this seems to be something tempting and beautiful, but in reality it can be a serious danger, turning a zone of personal comfort into a zone of stagnation and withering. The problem is that being in a relaxed state we do not feel real life changes and are unable to appreciate all the opportunities that are offered to us.
How to expand the comfort zone?
Comfort zones are able to narrow and expand. Its narrowing indicates the degradation of the individual. The person avoids growing up, the level of his awareness decreases and he becomes infantile.
Each person's zone of psychological comfort captures a different number of actions and has certain dimensions. Some people act daily, unusual for others. For example, someone pours cold water every day, while for others it is a feat, that is, hardening is outside the zone of their personal comfort. In order to expand it, it is necessary to introduce untypical actions into a habit. So you can do with any action. For example, if you want to learn a new foreign language - teach 10 words a day, first you will force yourself, invent excuses just to not break the foundations and constancy of life, but soon this occupation will become a habit and an extension of the comfort zone will come.
How to get out of the comfort zone?
Life begins outside the comfort zone. Here are 10 tips to help diversify life and bring it to a new level of opportunity.
- Change the usual daily routine. Learn to follow each day the same schedule. But once a week, allow yourself to break the routine and do something unusual.
- Meeting new people. A great way to get out of the comfort zone is to get to know someone. It can be a neighbor you meet every day, but do not know him, or just a passer-by. Just remember that there are certain comfort zones when dealing with people, breaking which you can bring discomfort to these people.
- Admission to an educational institution or entry into a club. It can be an institution, a college or just a course. Choose your passion for taste and diversify your life.
- Unscheduled trip. Did you get a couple of free days? Go on the road! Choose your destination, collect your luggage and get new impressions.
- New responsibilities. Take on a new project at work. Come to its fulfillment creatively. Your goal now is not just to diversify your life, but also to succeed.
- New dishes. Prepare a dish that you have never tasted. Internet and cookbook to help. An unusual dish - new sensations.
- Doing sports. Physical exercise has a beneficial effect on the health and self-esteem of a person. If you are already doing sports -
increase the load by half. - Becoming the goal. Set a goal for yourself, which will require changes from the situation or from yourself. Be prepared to achieve this goal within a certain timeframe.
- Expanding the horizon. Choose an interesting topic for you and look for information about it. A long time interested in any question, now is the time to find an answer to it.
- A new hobby. If you have a passion - improve it, if not - think up. The zone of your comfort will expand considerably.