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    uncertain thing and that making it into a 'comfort ' thing is very bad strategy. Theodore Roosevelt called the comfort zone the "the Gray Twilight" and those that dwelt there "poor spirits". They neither enjoyed much nor suffered much and in fact in his opinion they didn 't really live very much either. If we look back to the origins of social psychology and evolutionary psychology we quickly learn that never were our ancestors in a so-called comfort zone. Life was tough and a daily struggle for

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    How Does Bilbo Fight

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    Gandalf appears and shows him a note the dwarves left, agreeing to give him one-fourteenth of the profits if he accompanies them to reclaim their treasure. Bilbo runs to meet the dwarves, forgetting his handkerchief. Another way Bilbo goes out of his comfort zone is when Bilbo and the dwarves approach the Misty Mountains. The sense of danger increases and, once again, Bilbo thinks of home. Gandalf warns them that they are at the edge of the Wild and that they can stay with his friend Elrond in Rivendell

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    This essay will be about how to get out of your comfort zone, this a very common thing and many teenagers go through this. The easiest explanation of what comfort zone is that relates it to anxiety or uneasiness levels. Your safe place or comfort zone is anything that keeps you at a relentlessly low anxiety or uneasiness level. Imagine something you do constantly, such as cooking food or driving to work, or even watching TV. Regular exercises that you're utilized to do on a daily basis won't make

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    The world outside comfort zone can easily terrify people.It is natural to evaluate the reward before devoting time and efforts to the task. Whereas, people who are afraid of leaving comfort zone usually have not even peeked through the boundary yet. Therefore, possible difficulties do not necessarily terrify people. It is the unpredictable risks that hold people back. Comfort zone is a secure shelter protecting people from unknowns. Once leaving the comfort zone, people lose the ability

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    Have you ever had to step out of your comfort zone? I think we all have had to be adventurous and try something that we might have never done before once in our lives. Bilbo Baggins sure has had to be adventurous and outgoing on many different occasions. The reason why he has had to do this is because of the Tookish side of him. Some instances where Bilbo stepped out of his comfort zone would be when he had tea with Gandalf and the other dwarves, which he did not invite, when he went on the adventure

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    try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” Many people have had this debate on whether or not people should be pushed outside of their comfort zones. I agree that if you are pushed out of your comfort zone, you will grow in both intellect and character. Stepping outside of your comfort zone can expand your knowledge. On a television show, called Dancing with the Stars, actors and celebrities learn to dance. They usually begin with no knowledge of dance and end

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    the audience can take away many life lessons. In the beginning of the film, the main character Andy lives in his comfort zone; living a solitary life in which his main hobbies are collecting action figures and playing video games alone in his townhouse. During the movie his friends at work attempt to help him and set him up with various women in order for him to go outside his comfort zone and try something new. His transformation is remarkable with failures at the start and him finding happiness at

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    mother nearly brought me into therapy. But one day, she drew a diagram for me. This diagram had a circle in the center labeled “comfort zone"; it explained that when we push out of our comfort zone, we expand our previously little comfort zone into a greater one. I took this principle to heart at a young age, and started pushing myself socially to expand my comfort zone. Even saying hello was a monumental success

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    How many times have you found yourself thinking that you just don 't understand people? I 'm willing to be that merely thinking about why people do what they do is frustrating to you, and it can easily get your worked up, angry, and upset. That 's why understanding people is so important to your happiness. When you can put a finger on why someone acts a certain way, you can let it go and get on with your day instead of dwelling on it. I 'm not talking about understanding people in the sense of

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    Hues of green seemed to melt across the Earth as the ground drew closer with every second that passed. Sprawled out in the crisp air, I felt the atmosphere rush between each finger. Every breath was heavy and short, as if the size of my lungs weren’t large enough to appease my body. A few more minutes passed before my chest jerked backwards; the parachute was now hovering above me. Calming down, I dangled until my feet until they met with the ground and skidded across the untouched grass-- I did

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