Where the Thrill Isn't

Everybody's familiar with the concept of the comfort zone.
It's where we live most of the time. Campers describe what it's like inside their comfort zones: comfortable, safe, familiar, and... boring.

"If life inside your comfort zone is boring, then where is life exciting?"

Outside the comfort zone!

As they explore their comfort zones, they realize that it's a great place to feel safe, but no learning or growing can take place there. Outside the comfort zone is the only place where they can take risks, discover, meet people, have fun - and learn.

Masking, bookworming, conformity, and FIMAGE are about staying inside the comfort zone. They're buffers between us and the exciting parts of life. When teens think of it this way, life outside the comfort zone appeals to their sense of adventure. They're not into boring. They like excitement.

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