Learning is uncomfortable.....

After powering through seven chapters of The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson in one night, I figured that this picture was appropriate for today. Creating a life that feels good on the inside is just as important as working on your body to make it look good on the outside. Jeff talks in his book about how if you do one small thing each day to better your life, the compound effect is going to equal the big end result which is what we are all trying to work towards. 

People who know me know that I love to read and I do read fast, I read seven chapters in one day but it's because I want to immerse myself in the concept. I love the hard copies of books because I can highlight and write notes in the margin. I have a Kindle and I still use it but for this kind of personal development I really felt like I needed the paperback.

One of my favorite quotes so far in the book is, "Often, in the beginning, the success path can be uncomfortable, even scary."

This quote in particular is one of my favorites because it reminds me of one of my favorite professors in college Dr. Stein. She always told us that learning is uncomfortable and it should be. When you're changing and your brain is developing it's just like any other muscle in your body that is tearing and repairing and re constructing. Learning should be uncomfortable because that's how you know you're learning. It makes you aware of the situation. 

If we all just went along, day to day, never feeling uncomfortable then we are just a bunch of drones, living unexciting, dull lives that are meaningless. 

By feeling uncomfortable we acknowledge the process. We recognize that there truly is more out there to discover and that this journey we call life can continue to be exciting and new and adventurous as long as we feel uncomfortable! Have a great Thursday!