It’s easy to get stuck. Nestle yourself deeper and deeper into that warm, safe and comforting comfort zone。

　　人很容易就被困住，人經常將自己深深地放置在那溫暖、安全和舒適的區域。

　　But if you want to improve your life you’ll sooner or later need to step out of that zone. Because it’s there you’ll find all those new and exciting experiences. Where you’ll find freedom from boredom。

　　但如果你想要改進自己的生活，遲早都需要走出這個舒適區。因為只有走出舒適區你才能經歷更多新鮮和刺激的事情，才能從厭倦里找回自由。

　　Here are 8 ideas that can help you get out of your comfort zone. Some are ways to make the process easier. Some are ways you may not have thought of (or forgotten)。

　　以下8招能夠幫助你走出舒適區，有一些是能夠使這個過程更容易一些的建議，但有一些是你從來都沒有想起過或是已經忘記了的。

　　1. Face your fears. But do it in small steps。

　　直面恐懼，但是一小步一小步來。

　　This is one of the best ways to overcome fears and get out of your comfort zone. What holds us back in our zone of comfort is often a fear or that facing that fear straight on might be overwhelming. This is a solution to those two problems. It allows you to stretch your comfort zone slowly making it less uncomfortable and frightening。

　　這是克服恐懼，走出舒適區最好的方法之一。經常將我們帶回舒適區的通常就是恐懼或者直面恐懼的疲憊。一步一步去面對恐懼能夠解決之前提到的兩個問題。這能夠讓你慢慢地延長你的舒適區，讓你面對恐懼的時候不那么害怕。

　　If you’re for instance nervous socially you might not feel able to ask people out on dates right away. The fear of being rejected and that others might think less of you if you get turned down can make many of us feel unable to ask the question。

　　例如，如果你社交恐懼，不敢馬上約別人出去，害怕被拒絕，并且如果你的音調很低，會讓別人更少的注意到你，也可能讓大部分人無法問你問題。

　　So you take small steps instead. Steps like first just saying hi to people. Or starting to talk more to people online via forums and Instant Messaging. And then trying to be more involved in conversations at work or in school to exercise your conversation-muscles。

　　那么你可以小步驟慢慢來，如一開始只是和他打招呼，或者通過論壇或即時通訊工具開始和更多的人交談，然后盡量投入到工作或學校里的對話，來鍛煉你的社交能力。

　　It’s easy to get stuck. Nestle yourself deeper and deeper into that warm, safe and comforting comfort zone。

　　人很容易就被困住，人經常將自己深深地放置在那溫暖、安全和舒適的區域。

　　But if you want to improve your life you’ll sooner or later need to step out of that zone. Because it’s there you’ll find all those new and exciting experiences. Where you’ll find freedom from boredom。

　　但如果你想要改進自己的生活，遲早都需要走出這個舒適區。因為只有走出舒適區你才能經歷更多新鮮和刺激的事情，才能從厭倦里找回自由。

　　Here are 8 ideas that can help you get out of your comfort zone. Some are ways to make the process easier. Some are ways you may not have thought of (or forgotten)。

　　以下8招能夠幫助你走出舒適區，有一些是能夠使這個過程更容易一些的建議，但有一些是你從來都沒有想起過或是已經忘記了的。

　　1. Face your fears. But do it in small steps。

　　直面恐懼，但是一小步一小步來。

　　This is one of the best ways to overcome fears and get out of your comfort zone. What holds us back in our zone of comfort is often a fear or that facing that fear straight on might be overwhelming. This is a solution to those two problems. It allows you to stretch your comfort zone slowly making it less uncomfortable and frightening。

　　這是克服恐懼，走出舒適區最好的方法之一。經常將我們帶回舒適區的通常就是恐懼或者直面恐懼的疲憊。一步一步去面對恐懼能夠解決之前提到的兩個問題。這能夠讓你慢慢地延長你的舒適區，讓你面對恐懼的時候不那么害怕。

　　If you’re for instance nervous socially you might not feel able to ask people out on dates right away. The fear of being rejected and that others might think less of you if you get turned down can make many of us feel unable to ask the question。

　　例如，如果你社交恐懼，不敢馬上約別人出去，害怕被拒絕，并且如果你的音調很低，會讓別人更少的注意到你，也可能讓大部分人無法問你問題。

　　So you take small steps instead. Steps like first just saying hi to people. Or starting to talk more to people online via forums and Instant Messaging. And then trying to be more involved in conversations at work or in school to exercise your conversation-muscles。

　　那么你可以小步驟慢慢來，如一開始只是和他打招呼，或者通過論壇或即時通訊工具開始和更多的人交談，然后盡量投入到工作或學校里的對話，來鍛煉你的社交能力。