Tag Archives: Comfort

The Risk of Comfort

Posted on May 31, 2022 by julianstodd

I feel the pervasive risk of my own comfort: in my ideas, reputation, and work. I feel, to a degree, that i have it all under control. Occasionally i say things that people mistake for wisdom. At times, i even … Continue reading →

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Our Comfort With Discomfort

Posted on March 24, 2021 by julianstodd

Learning takes place in broad arcs and in my own work i describe it as starting with disturbance: either a disturbance that we find within ourselves, or one that is imposed from the outside. As example of the first instance: … Continue reading →

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Comfortably Uncomfortable

Posted on October 10, 2018 by julianstodd

When we consider change, it’s easy to remain comfortably uncomfortable: thinking about discomfort, but remaining firmly grounded in the known. Change requires disturbance, but it’s a matter of degrees: too little, and nothing really changes, the system regains stability without … Continue reading →

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