Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough.

Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Insight: Your body's like a muscle—too much rest and it atrophies, but constant crushing workouts break you. That sweet spot of manageable discomfort is where growth actually happens, whether that's trying a harder workout, having an awkward conversation, or learning something new.

Source: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, p. 16, 2012