Evan Carmichael argues that new experiences hurt because your mind resists them, but staying comfortable leads to regret. Growth requires facing embarrassment and failure. Avoid a monotonous life by seeking discomfort now.
Trying new stuff can be painful, can be comfort zone breaking. It should be. It's new, it's variety, it's different. You're gonna stumble, you're gonna fail, you might get embarrassed. That's part of the process. Otherwise you photocopy your life and it's just the same thing over and over and over and over again and you hate your life. We crave variety. You need it. But it's painful to go off and do new things because you risk judgment, embarrassment, failure. But on the other end of that is regret. If you don't go off and do the thing, you will regret it for the rest of your life. Do you want this current life that you're living right now for the rest of your life? Yes? Amazing! You want more? You have to go chase it down.
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