欧美人文风情第320篇:今天你挑战新事物了吗

 Quick Self-improvement Ideas: Try New Things 快速精进自我的点子：尝试不同的事物

There's a concept in psychology¹ called "the comfort zone," which is a place or situation where you feel safe, comfortable, and without stress. 心理学当中有个概念叫做「舒适圈」，那是你会感到安全的一种地方或情况，而且舒服又没有压力。

It sounds nice and peaceful, doesn't it? Who wouldn't like to live in such a place all the time? 听起来还满不错又平静的，对吧？谁不会想一直住在这样的地方呢？

Unfortunately, if you never venture outside of your comfort zone, you'll never grow. 很不幸的是，如果你从不跨出舒适圈去冒险的话，你永远不会成长。

A kid who never tries cycling downhill because he's afraid of scraping his knee will never feel confident while riding a bike. 一个害怕擦伤膝盖而从不试着骑脚踏车下坡的孩子，他永远不会满怀信心地骑车。

A shy woman who always avoids social settings because she fears embarrassment² will always feels self-conscious around others. 一个因为怕尴尬而总是避免社交场合的害羞女性，她永远都会在他人面前感到扭捏。

A gym-goer who never tries lifting heavier weights because he's afraid he won't be able to lift them will never grow his muscles. 一个去健身房但因为怕举不动而从不试着举更重的人，他永远都无法再练壮他的肌肉。

Heck! If it wasn't for the first curious prehistoric³ humans, we would still live in caves. 见鬼了!若不是因为最早那群充满好奇的史前人类，我们现在还会住在山洞里呢。

And you most certainly wouldn't be watching this video now. 而你现在就绝对不会在看这部影片了。

Leaving your comfort zone, as uncomfortable and stressful as that can be sometimes, is a must if you want to grow as a person. 离开你的舒适圈，虽然那有时候会让人感到不舒服或是有压力，那是件必须的事，如果你想要自我成长的话。

Make it a habit to try new things as often as you can. 养成尽可能多尝试新事物的习惯。

Skydiving, talking to that random⁴ stranger, learning a foreign language, picking a strange new book, 跳伞、随便跟一个陌生人讲话、学一种外语、挑一本没看过的新书、

taking Argentinian tango classes, rock climbing, learning how to sew... What new things will you try today? 上阿根廷探戈的课、攀岩、学习缝纫... 今天你要挑战哪项新事物呢？

 

1 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

2 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

3 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

4 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。