Want to know one of the things that kills me about shopping at Costco? Watching people drive around trying to find a parking spot close to the entrance.
I've seen people wait for 5 minutes or more for a spot. A spot close to the entrance. When there are lots of parking spots little further out.
But many people don't like to walk more than they must.
And that's one of the problems of the modern age.
I'm reading The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. He also wrote Scarcity Brain.
The book explores how we have too many comforts. We don't need to push ourselves at all to live in our modern society.
But we're built to push ourselves. To stretch our limits.
Most of us don't.
Some of us never stretch our limits. At least not after we graduate from high school or college.
We're supposed to be physically active. We're supposed to challenge ourselves mentally.
But it's easier to stay home and watch TV.
I know. I do it a lot.
I think that's one of the reasons I like doing the long-distance running. I don't always know if I'll be able to do it.
And even if I've done it once, that doesn't mean that I'll be able to do it again.
But it feels good — after the fact — to know that you were able to meet a difficult challenge.
It doesn't have to be a marathon or a half-marathon. Find something challenging to do.
Something outside your comfort zone. You don't even have to succeed in it.
It's the attempt that's more important than the result.
We usually learn more when we are unsuccessful.
Of course, don't do something dangerous. Just something that pushes you a little outside of your comfort zone.
We all need to be a little uncomfortable every now and then.
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