Comfort zone?
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="wonderfully">wonderfully</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="contentment">contentment</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> – <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="evolve">evolve</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>, <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="old">old</span>-<span word="same">same</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="traps">traps</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lips">lips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motivational">motivational</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enrich">enrich</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rightly">rightly</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioners">conditioners</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="installed">installed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chilling">chilling</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="coil">coil</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="recalling">recalling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shut">shut</span>-<span word="ins">ins</span>, <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="games">games</span>.</p>
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