“Life begins at the end of the comfort zone” - Neale Donald Walsch Life is not smooth like a highway, it is like a normal city road with a lot of potholes. There is no way one can get through the road of life without getting disturbed by the potholes. It depends on a person whether he is ready for these disturbances in life or he just wants to drive without caring about the them and regret later.

In life, it is for sure, that you will experience different situations, and a person who is always ready to experience these situations and is ready to get out of his comfort zone will always win, but on the other hand, a person who has a laid back attitude and who doesn’t want to deal with any of these difficulties in life will regret later. Because, what happens is, when a person drives after getting out of his comfort zone by not letting his car go into potholes, he experiences a much smoother ride, and the life of his car increases too.

But on the other hand, a person who stays in his comfort zone and keeps on driving the car straight at full speed without caring about the potholes, experiences a much difficult ride and the overall health and, the life expectancy of his car also decreases.

Same is the case with life, you get out of your comfort zone and fight the difficult situations of life and you will definitely experience a very healthy, smooth, and long life, and these situations will do you much less harm. But if you do not get out of your comfort zone and do not fight these difficult situations, they will harm you a lot and will make your life difficult and hard to live.

By the above illustrations, you would have understood that one should get out of his comfort zone to make progress and live a smooth and healthy life. Though getting out of your comfort zone is a little hard and requires effort, but it is worth it.

Life is not smooth like a highway, it is like a normal city road with a lot of potholes. There is no way one can get through the road of life without getting disturbed by the potholes. It depends on…

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Personal Development

The Uncomfortable Comfort Zone

“The art of being indulged in something else so as to avoid or deviate from your actual purpose or problems” - FarzanNowadays, escaping from the reality and living in your own world and your own dreams have become much easier than living the real life which we have.

In the past, people use to drink alcohol and used to consume certain substances in order to escape from the reality, but now you don’t need to do any of that because you are just a click away from escaping reality, just pick up your phone, open any social media application and you are lost.

The answer is simple, either you are not liking what you are doing or what you are doing is not for you. Due to this you “Procrastinate” or you try to “Escape” from reality.

But Why? Why do we do this to ourselves?

Take a week’s break from whatever you are doing and<ul><li>Think about yourself</li><li>Introspect and understand what you are</li><li>What you want in your life</li><li>How you want to live it</li></ul>

Do you know what you can do instead of living like this?

Instead of wasting your time escaping from your present life, invest your time in figuring out what is the life you want to live. Instead of slipping into that rathole of scrolling through the feed, go watch or read about different topics and see what interests you and maybe you’ll find something which will make your life more interesting and which will push you to go forward in life instead of sitting on the couch and scrolling through the feed.

Life is meant to be enjoyed and if you can enjoy it while doing what you love and without wasting your crucial time, then you wouldn’t have any regrets on your deathbed.

Nowadays, escaping from the reality and living in your own world and your own dreams have become much easier than living the real life which we have. In the past, people use to drink alcohol and used…

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

The Escapist Mentality

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power is called art.

What is Art?

This may seem a little confusing, but yes it is. Let us understand with some examples:<ul><li>The room in which you are sitting has a structure and this structure is the art of the architect who designed it.</li><li>The walls of this room are painted, and that is the art of the painter.</li><li>The mobile phone or laptop on which you are reading this article is the art of the engineer who designed it.</li><li>The article too is a form of art of its author.</li><li>The music you listen to is the art of the musician and the singer.</li><li>And of course, all the paintings and drawings are art too.</li></ul>It’s just the way in which you see things and it’s the personal opinion of everyone of what is an art to them and what is not.

Is everything around us a form of Art?

Every one of us has an artist inside us. It’s just that we have to find which niche it belongs to. Here are a few ways to find your niche in art, Just make a list of all those things<ul><li>You are passionate about.</li><li>That you do in your daily life with full focus without any pressure at your own will. You just unconsciously become focused while doing those things.</li><li>Which you have not learned but which you already knew how to do. Eg:- some people are born singers, some are born writers, some are born artists.</li><li>Doing which you just go into your own world without caring about what is going on around you.</li><li>Which makes you feel energetic, fresh, and relaxed.</li></ul>Find the one thing which matches all these requirements and bang on this is your niche in art.

How to find your niche in Art?

This is a very common thing that people talk about. My take on this is also positive. According to my experience yes art is the best substitute for meditation. While doing art you are in the same state of mind as you are while doing meditation i.e. your mind is focused on just ONE thing.

Is Art a substitute for meditation?

<ul><li>Art is the best stress reliever out there, doesn’t matter what form of art you are doing, just put all your stress in it and then see how creative you are.</li><li>Art can help you in escaping the harsh realities of life, even if it is for a moment, but if you do it regularly then it’ll help you in living a happy and peaceful life throughout.</li></ul>Now get to work, find your niche of art, practice it and see your life improve……

Some more benefits of doing Art

The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or…

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Art, the very essence of life

“The thing about meditation is: you become more and more you”Meditation is the most underrated and the most hated habit by millennials. But once you get into meditation there is no looking back.

Meditation

This is the easiest and the most fun of all these five habits. You can just go for a walk, play football or basketball or any other sport, go to a gym or else if you do not have the time to go outside, you can just do skipping and basic exercise at your home.Skipping is the best and the most result-oriented exercise. Doing skipping regularly for around thirty days can help you reduce belly fat, become more flexible and it also has many health benefits.Do whatever exercise you like to do but keep one thing in mind “Be Consistent”

Exercising

Reading is the best and the easiest way to learn new things and improve your life. You can read the experiences and learnings of thousands of people and can learn from them without wasting your time to learn those things yourself. We have never-ending content to read and learn from.

Reading

Most of us confuse journaling with writing a diary. Though both of these are kind of same things but journaling is say a mature version of a Diary. It is a place where you can feel yourself and be the real you.No matter whether you write two lines or two pages, but write daily.

Journaling

We, humans, have everything to be happy, we have the easiest life as compared to other living creatures on this planet. But then also we have an inbuilt tendency of always feeling unsatisfied.The only way of becoming satisfied and truly happy in life is by expressing Gratitude daily and Consistently.This you can do by writing about one thing daily which you are grateful for in your Journal.

Expressing Gratitude

Meditation is the most underrated and the most hated habit by millennials. But once you get into meditation there is no looking back. And I know how to encourage you all to start doing meditation…

5 Habits To Transform Your Life

Waking up early in the morning has its own advantages with close to no disadvantages.For those who find it a little too much, I wanna tell them that by waking up just 2–3 hours before others, you become 10 times more ‘dominating’ and 10 steps ‘ahead’ of all your peers.This although seems a bit exaggerated but trust me once you do this for 10 days, you’ll get to experience it first hand.Also, starting your day by meditating just for 10 minutes can act as the cherry on the cake.

1. Waking Up Early in the Morning

Planning your day a night before can relieve you of the stress of knowing what to do in the day.Which further helps you to plan your day accordingly and get the most out of it.This is the most important of all these three habits.

2. Planning the Day a Night Before

Our generation is the most distracted one to date. We have so many things to get distracted with that focusing on what’s important has become difficult and getting distracted has become easy.Distraction includes everything from your phone to social media to any other habit of yours which gives you pleasure but is a waste of time.Today, If one can learn to block distractions, he/she has already won 75% of the battle of becoming productive.

3. Blocking Distractions

For those who find it a little too much, I wanna tell them that by waking up just 2–3 hours before others, you become 10 times more ‘dominating’ and 10 steps ‘ahead’ of all your peers. This although…

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