Breaking out of the Comfort Zone
(Entry 1)Hi, my name is Connor. I am a fifteen year old sophomore in high school. Recently, in my English class, we were assigned a project where each student is individually able to design their own project ideas, based on something they’re either passionate or curious about. I believe one of the largest problems in society today, is that we are becoming too complacent with our lives. This means that we have lost all desire to grow as individuals. Personally, I’ve always been interested in what it would be like to get out of my comfort zone, and attempt to break the invisible barriers that society puts up. My plan is to make a list of things that are uncomfortable to me, personally. Then, I will do one of those things everyday, for a month, My hope is that by doing these difficult tasks, I’d be able to expand my comfort zone to the point where I’m used to trying new things, and get over my fear of becoming “different”. Typically, the first few days would consist of easier activities, and from there, I will progressively challenge myself more each day. My action plan is to create a blog where I write down my experiences with getting out of my comfort zone. It will be formatted in such a way where it will be easy for readers to identify the activity I did each day, and then I will write approximately one paragraph explaining why I did it, and how it felt doing so. For example, on day one, I decided to not use my phone for 24 hours. DAY 1: No phone usage. This was very hard for me because….etc.I believe this project will impact the community around me by (hopefully) inspiring them to get out of their comfort zones as well, and motivate them to grow everyday as an individual.
(Entry 2)When I first started my personal blog on Blogger.com, it was pretty difficult in all honesty. The only thoughts I had in my head while I was writing were: What do I write about? My experiences weren’t even interesting. Should I include this? While this was the initial problem, after I finally ended up getting over the anxiety that went on in my head, free-flowing thoughts finally started to rush through my mind. Instead of being cautious about what I was writing, I decided “speak my mind” and write down every word that came to mind. Then I would proof-read my writing after I was completely done with the blog post. I really hope that my writing will improve over the course of a few weeks, and I can gradually be more open about my experiences.
(Entry 3)I am now a 3 weeks into my passion project, and it has truly been a fun experience. I’ve learned a few life lessons along the way, met new people, and have tried several new things. Although, I’ve enjoyed the project and all that’s come with it, I am gradually running out of ideas. This has probably been the most challenging part of the project, and it has been stressing me out. I’m beginning to have second thoughts about doing this project because I have no creativity, and I am not very consistent with it either. I still have hope to finish my project because I could always do things spontaneously, but we’ll see what happens.
