When you get particularly comfortable—be it at home or with a certain group of people or in a specific setting—you’re going to want to stay there.
When you get particularly good at something—be it getting good grades at school, playing a sport, expressing yourself via a craft or activity, doing a job, laddering yourself up in a career—you’re going to want to double down on that thing.
When you settle into a particular lifestyle—be it how you eat, how you move, how you screen time, how you socialize, how you spend, or how you destress—you’re going to want to replay it again each day.
And while hanging around a certain group of people or doubling down on a skill you’re good at or settling into a specific dietary routine isn’t a bad thing—and there are certainly cases where it can be an excellent thing—today’s reminder is one of living a multi-dimensional lifestyle.
Spending too much of your life where you’re comfortable leads to complacency and denies growth opportunities.
Doing only what you’re good at prevents you from exploring other possible skillsets and practicing the art of being a humble beginner.
Living life the same way every day leads to narrow-mindedness, lack of experiential learning, and missed moments of serendipity via spontaneity.
Aim to live a multi-dimensional life.
A life that’s comfortable, but challenges you in fresh ways each day.
A life that’s centered around your strengths, but keeps you humbly dabbling in your weaknesses.
A life that’s grounded in routine, but sprinkles in spontaneous moments.
A life built from a solid foundation that branches outward in curious ways.