Most of us thrive when we’re nesting in our physical and mental comfort zones: a state of being where we feel safe and secure and have the general rhythm of our lives figured out. Anything that takes us out of this bubble becomes unsettling and uncomfortable, and we’re generally apprehensive about—or do our best to avoid—situations that force us to face the great unknown. But the danger of subscribing to this philosophy of self-preservation is complacency—of becoming content with easy This story is from Kinfolk Issue Nineteen Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 51 Received Wisdom Zen monk and garden designer Shunmyo Masuno on clearing the mind. Arts & Culture Issue 48 The Quantified Self For a growing community of self-trackers, data holds the answer to life's biggest questions. Arts & Culture Issue 47 Walt Odets The author and clinical psychologist on why self-acceptance is the key to a gay man's well-being. Arts & Culture Fashion Issue 47 A Picture of Health Xiaopeng Yuan photographs the world’s weirdest wellness cures. Arts & Culture Issue 47 Chani Nicholas and Sonya Passi Inside the astrology company on a mission to prove workplace well-being is more than a corporate tagline. Arts & Culture Issue 43 Amia Srinivasan Amia Srinivasan on the philosophy of sex.
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