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Comfort, Stretch and Stress: 3 Important Principles of Self Development

Photo by kk+ All self development – whether it’s getting fitter, or learning new skills – follows the same three principles: comfort, stretch, and stress. This theory was developed by two psychologists, Andy Ryan and Dawna Markova. … Comfort is the realm of our ingrained habits. Stress happens when the challenge is so great that [...]

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How to Spice up Your Life

By Mary Jaksch To be happy we need to find a balance between comfort and adventure. If our life is too predictable, it feels boring. If it’s too uncertain, it feels unsafe. How is your life? If you think of life as a continuum with ‘adventure’ at one end and ‘boredom’ at the other end, [...]

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