THE COMFORT ZONE

THE COMFORT ZONE No Challenge Zone O NE’S comfort zone is a situation in which one feels safe or at ease. This phenomenon is very common. Almost every person experiences this at sometime or the other. But a comfort zone is not based on reality. It is only a psychological state which may be interpreted as a comfort zone. For example, before marriage, one lives with their biological relatives. These gradually become comfort zones for them. But, after marriage, they have to live in a relationship arising outside of blood ties. This becomes, unconsciously if not consciously, a non-comfort zone for both of them. But there is no real reason for this to be so, for it is only the perception from the psychological point of view. If the man and woman understand this fact, they will regard their situation as an issue of management and not of reaction. The same is true of companies. Often when employees stay in one place over a long period of time, their place of work becomes their comfort zone and they do not feel inclined to move out of it. But again, this is purely a psychological state, and there is no real reason for them to have this feeling. Your comfort zone may seem comfortable to you, but it is only a result of your way of thinking. If you change your conditioned thinking, every ‘zone’ will become a comfort zone for you.The so-called comfort zone is a challenge-free zone. Within it, there is apparently peace, but because of the absence of challenges, you cease to have new experiences. Thus you are unable to develop intellectually or engage in creative thinking. There is the danger in this state of affairs of your becoming a victim of intellectual dwarfism. On the contrary, if you give no importance to being in a comfort zone and are prepared to face any new zone, the result will be that you will have new experiences every time and shall have to face different challenges at every turn. By facing these new situations, you will develop the ability to think creatively. A comfort zone may have everything, but staying in it cannot stimulate intellectual development. Living in a comfort zone does not give you the ability to face challenges.