What exactly is a "comfort zone"? A person's comfort zone is the part of his home where he feels the least anxious. A person feels comfortable and relaxed in his comfort zone, so he goes to work, takes familiar routes, does routine duties for him, eats his normal food, and so on. A psychological condition caused by a sense of stability and assurance is known as being in a comfort zone.
The comfort zone is a set of feelings and acts that are familiar to a person, not only rest and lying on the couch. For one person, the same action can be mundane while for another it can be stressful. Preparing a supper for the entire family, for example, is a basic ritual that a housewife does every day. Taxis, on the other hand, will have daily runs of 800 kilometres. Simultaneously, if the roles are reversed, a trip of 800 miles for a housewife may be out of her comfort zone, and the driver may have difficulty making a family supper. As a result, each person's comfort zone is unique.
Everyone strives for stability and predictability, whether consciously or unconsciously. We are happy when everything goes according to plan and there are no unexpected events. We are afraid of the unknown. A person's basic needs - security, love, and respect - must be met for psychological peace (in accordance with the pyramid of needs described by the American psychologist Abraham Maslow ). Being in a continual condition of serenity and safety, on the other hand, can stifle personal development.
Humans benefit remarkably from somewhat stressful environments. In 1908, productivity researchers Robert M. Yerkes and John D. Dodson discovered that there is a "optimal arousal" level that encourages productivity. When mice were given simple tasks, they became more productive only when their anxiety level rose. The level of performance remains unchanged in a stable state of comfort, but for performance to improve, the level of worry must rise. When a specific threshold is reached, however, a combination of complexity and anxiety causes a performance decline.
As a result, giving yourself a modest, regulated charge of stress, setting new duties, or receiving challenges from the external environment is important for ongoing development. Every day, we must choose between doing what we know and doing something new and difficult. We know we'll feel normal if we go with the safe option, but we're unlikely to learn anything new about ourselves or the world around us. We may fail if we choose a more riskier alternative, but even failure will make us a little better.
Between your comfort zone and your critical stress threshold, there is a growth zone (panic zone)... There is in it that the greatest amount of growth and productivity occurs. It is not required to leap off of a plane without preparation or hitchhike through Russia without money to enter the growth zone. Such unorthodox behaviours are unlikely to bring happiness or the desired outcome.
Draw a diagram to see what will become your growth zone. Write down common activities and activities in the inner circle, such as work tasks, walks, domestic duties, and training. A larger circle (growth zone) will include new things you haven't done yet but are interested in.
They pique your curiosity, necessitate effort, and can provide fresh knowledge and emotions: a new job route, travel, a new sport, a new foreign language, or an uncommon pastime. Actions that you are not yet psychologically prepared for, even if they are not extreme, will put you in the panic zone: speaking at an international conference, taking a round-the-world vacation, etc.
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