The Comfort Zone
The Comfort Zone is often characterized as a 'barren landscape where nothing grows’. In this blog I would like to examine the veracity of that metaphor. The comfort zone is a psychological state in which people feel at ease, and in control of their environment while experiencing low anxiety and stress. It is basically the set of behaviors and habits a person falls back into where they are not being actively coerced to do actions which they find uncomfortable, or they are not consciously making an effort to overcome themselves by putting themselves through hardship. I do not agree with the imagery of the comfort zone as a barren landscape, and I think that it is indicative of a fundamental flaw with our conception of the comfort zone. I do not wish to say that we should not strive to go out of our comfort zone often, for it is in those conditions that we achieve optimal performance. However, I wish to make the point that a healthy, non toxic comfort zone is just as, if not more