Comfort Zone

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

We're all guilty of getting too comfortable - with our routines, social circles, the status quo. But is it stopping us from growing? This hour, TED speakers explore ways to push out of comfort zones. Guests include entrepreneur and podcaster Tim Ferriss, organizational psychologist Tanya Menon, author and blogger Luvvie Ajayi, writer Ann Morgan, and humanitarian activist Dan Pallotta.

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0:00.0	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
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0:37.0	So, have you ever done something that really made you uncomfortable?
0:43.0	That challenged you?
0:46.0	That pushed you in ways you hadn't been pushed before?
0:50.0	I learned enough Tagalog,
0:53.0	Sathulpino, in about four to five days to be interviewed live on TV for about five minutes.
0:58.0	Tim Ferris, he has.
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