Comments on: 10 Tips for Escaping Your Comfort Zone and Having Adventures

By: Andrew smith

Andrew smith — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:27:32 +0000

Hey, Thanks 4 all I am 15 and having problems with school and most of the people at school.so I am trying to adapt to it and get out of my comfort zone do u think this is a good idea. The reason why is because I am so used to old style (plight,kind,and good manners) but that’s not any more. I feel like crap…… It’s not because of u well it is sort of is I found this in my crap day and I tried it and my girlfriend didn’t like it so we got in a augment and than she dumped me and the same day I got home my mother told me that my grandmother passed away in a car accident so yes I feel like crap sorry if it sounds like I’m blaming it on u I’m sorry have a good day. );

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:18:16 +0000

I’m actually thinking of doing a 2 week class for teachers here in my district called “Out of Your comfort Zone”. I have been working on this for a few years. I remember the recording artist/producer Brian Eno discussing his approaches to recording and composing. He developed something called “oblique strategies” to help facilitate movement away from a set pattern i.e comfort zone. I use the technique myself. I definately encourage coming up with specific strategies or approaches that can be used. I find that if I simply say “be creative”, or “be curious’, the conscious mind hears that as be creative and be curious. The sub-conscious mind on the other hand, hears that as “do the same thing you have always done.” The commands are too vague. I wish it were that easy.
I think, at least for me, I need to formalize approaches, to be specific.
That being said, I can’t say for example “I will be spontaneous today in the following way.” That won’t work. However, I can create the conditions for sponteneity to arise i.e. an approach.

By: Scott Young

Scott Young — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:28:59 +0000

Jeff,

I’m sorry about your situation. But, based on this comment, I’d say your current situation is the result of self-esteem and not introversion. Building up self-esteem and self-improvement are what this website is all about. I’d give you specific advice, but there isn’t any. Try reading more articles here and see if you can find any ideas for how you can take control over your social life.

If you want to contact me personally, send me an e-mail at howtochangeahabit@gmail.com

By: jeff bliss

jeff bliss — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:08:33 +0000

Hi Scott, I’m trying.
I quit the security of an awful job. Even tho I make little money now, I’m so happy I quit drinking. I joined “meet up” and am miserable in social groups. I flunked A test, and learned that i”m “introverted”. I’v allways beaten myself up, for not being popular, and now I’m beating myself up more, for having “introverted” as the extra baggage.
The above comments say I should leave my comfort zone. Well I try. I go to the social mixers and am misarable. Now I can rationalize my ineptness, and call it “introverted” Wow! I did’t Know the cards were against me, now I really feel like crap. jeff

By: Australian Public Speaking courses

Australian Public Speaking courses — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:53:42 +0000

Hi,

I wanted to take you up on the point of extraversion/intraversion. Neither of these terms means shy, sacred or a person who is out there. Intraversion simply ,means that you process the world ‘in your head’, adn extraversion means that you process the world ‘out of your head’. these definitions have come to mean shyness or being gragarious.

I hev been teaching public speaking for over 13 years, adn am one of the mosty intraverted people you will meet. I have done all the psych test that measure intraversion (Myers_Briggs, Neo-Pie, Ericksons Nertoicism test) adn I come out intraverted on all of them, yet I love getting up on the stage and speaking! What being intraverted has allowed me to do is to refine my ability to think in a very quickly manner, and enable me to haev avery quick witt on stage.

So intraversion, extraversion, it does not really matter when it comes to public speaking!

cheers

Darren
http://www.executivespeaking.com.au

By: C. Petrus

C. Petrus — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:21:10 +0000

Hi Scott, first off, great post. I’m actually in a position right now where I have realised that in order to get what I truly want out of life, I shall need to start getting out of my comfort zone more often. How fortunate that you did this post right now.

Anyway, thanks for all your great advice and help. For someone who’s younger, you certainly have a lot of things figured out. =)

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raghibsuleman — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:03:38 +0000

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By: Boss

Boss — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:54:37 +0000

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