Getting too comfortable? Get ready to be smacked by life.
Becoming too comfortable can be explicitly bad.
Why? You might wonder…
When you are too comfortable, you are in a bubble, ready to go bust. When the bubble bursts, it leaves you feeling miserable. You will blame it on the situation, and the blame game begins.
For e.g. Someone bought a lot of stuff on their credit card because they have a job that pays them handsomely. They don’t care much about investing and have little to no savings. However, a situation occurs that takes their job away, and their credit card is due while they are looking for a new job.
Comfortable ≠ Complacent
Yes, it’s all a word game now. They might seem similar, but their meanings are different.
Being comfortable means you are ready to accept change and progress further. Being complacent means you have accepted things the way they are.
Being complacent dulls your instincts, so you become more prone to danger.
Problems arise and you can’t do anything about them because you are too busy being stuck like a hamster in a wheel.
*Get up -> run like crazy -> stay at the same place -> sleep*
Stagnates progress
It conditions your brain to deny change. Change is wrong because it feels a little uncomfortable.
Even better opportunities feel like a hassle. Everything might feel too good to be true, and it’s better to keep the situation as it is.
This undermines progress, and the new world demands continuous development, or there is a risk of being left in the dust. When people recognize this, they start to get angry, but not because of their shortcomings. Never. It’s always the other way around.
The Blame Game
It’s a single-player game where you try to make it look like a multiplayer one.
The blame game is the worst part because it makes you look for a culprit so you can be a victim. Being a victim is not good. However, people like it because it takes the blame off their chests.
“Nothing is wrong with me; the world’s just screwed up.”
I have seen a lot of people who believe it’s the other person’s, a group of people’s, a company’s, or the government’s fault.
It’s totally not about the victim; it’s just that the other person is terrible, and they are inflicting their wrongdoings on the victim.
*Only if they bothered to find the real culprit would they be shocked.*
Protect yourself from becoming complacent:
Don’t take anything for granted
If you take things for granted, you’ll become so used to them that misery will follow as soon as they’re taken away from you.
It often happens when a person takes people, money, or health for granted. Something terrible happens, and they are left questioning just about everything.
Always appreciate whatever you have so you can stay humble and protect yourself.
Count your blessings
It’s similar to the one above, but you must perform it actively. Write down the good little blessings in your journal or diary.
There will always be a time when you feel down because that’s part of human nature. Go back and read about your blessings.
This keeps you humble because you know your blessings don’t actually belong to you and can be taken away from you. Now it’s upon you to let that fear paralyze you, or you can go ahead and actively work on defending your blessings.
Sweet Struggle
Only when you are struggling can you truly understand what being comfortable is. Acknowledge it!
It makes you appreciate change. Makes you humble. Being humble allows you to take losses the same way as wins.
Challenging situations don’t feel bad because you know they are coming sooner or later.
It’s always better to keep you problems within your sights so you can at least have a chance of dodging them.
Final Thoughts
The main idea is that it’s always better to be a little uncomfortable because it allows you to be sensible rather than sensitive to situations. Find comfort in your struggles.
Confront yourself if you think you are getting a little too comfortable. Preparation will at least allow you to stand a chance against the situation. You’ll know you tried your best even if you don’t get it right.
Don’t deny change, accept it.
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