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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923 1923]

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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: the temperature range within which one is [[comfortable]]

*1: the temperature range within which one is [[comfortable]]

The '''comfort zone''' is a [[behavioural]] state within which a [[person]] operates in an [[anxiety]]-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a steady level of [[performance]], usually without a sense of [[risk]]. A person's [[personality]] can be [[described]] by his or her comfort zones. Highly [[successful]] persons may routinely step outside their comfort zones, to accomplish what they [[wish]]. A comfort zone is a type of [[mental]] conditioning that causes a person to create and operate mental [[boundaries]]. Such boundaries create an unfounded sense of [[security]]. Like [[inertia]], a person who has established a comfort zone in a particular [[axis]] of his or her [[life]], will tend to stay within that zone without stepping outside of it. To step outside a [[person]]'s comfort zone, they must [[experiment]] with new and different [[behaviours]], and then experience the new and different [[responses]] that then occur within their [[environment]].

The '''comfort zone''' is a [[behavioural]] state within which a [[person]] operates in an [[anxiety]]-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a steady level of [[performance]], usually without a sense of [[risk]]. A person's [[personality]] can be [[described]] by his or her comfort zones. Highly [[successful]] persons may routinely step outside their comfort zones, to accomplish what they [[wish]]. A comfort zone is a type of [[mental]] conditioning that causes a person to create and operate mental [[boundaries]]. Such boundaries create an unfounded sense of [[security]]. Like [[inertia]], a person who has established a comfort zone in a particular [[axis]] of his or her [[life]], will tend to stay within that zone without stepping outside of it. To step outside a [[person]]'s comfort zone, they must [[experiment]] with new and different [[behaviours]], and then experience the new and different [[responses]] that then occur within their [[environment]].

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Comfort Zones''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Comfort_Zones '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Comfort Zones''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Comfort_Zones '''''this link'''''].</center>

To step out of the comfort zone raises the [[anxiety]] level engendering a [[stress]] [[response]], the result of which is an enhanced level of [[concentration]] and [[focus]]. This has been referred to this as the ''Optimal Performance Zone'' - a zone in which the [[performance]] of a person can be enhanced and in which their [[skills]] can be optimized. However, it is also observed that if the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Yerkes Robert Yerkes] (1907) is [[considered]] in which he reported '[[Anxiety]] improves performance until a certain optimum level of arousal has been reached. Beyond that [[point]], performance deteriorates as higher levels of [[anxiety]] are [[attained]]', if a person steps beyond the optimum performance zone they enter a "[[danger]] zone" in which performance will decline rapidly as higher levels of [[anxiety]] or discomfort occur.

To step out of the comfort zone raises the [[anxiety]] level engendering a [[stress]] [[response]], the result of which is an enhanced level of [[concentration]] and [[focus]]. This has been referred to this as the ''Optimal Performance Zone'' - a zone in which the [[performance]] of a person can be enhanced and in which their [[skills]] can be optimized. However, it is also observed that if the work of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Yerkes Robert Yerkes] (1907) is [[considered]] in which he reported '[[Anxiety]] improves performance until a certain optimum level of arousal has been reached. Beyond that [[point]], performance deteriorates as higher levels of [[anxiety]] are [[attained]]', if a person steps beyond the optimum performance zone they enter a "[[danger]] zone" in which performance will decline rapidly as higher levels of [[anxiety]] or discomfort occur.

In terms of performance [[management]] or [[development]], the objective of the [[trainer]] or manager is to cause the [[person]] to enter the optimum performance zone for a sufficient period of [[time]] so that new [[skills]] and performance can be [[achieved]] and become embedded. The same reasoning is used with [[goal]] setting: change the [[anxiety]] level and the performance will change. (However, in performance terms, the term [[incentive]] is used to describe the [[process]] of changing the anxiety level - an incentive being anything that causes a change in [[behaviour]].)

In terms of performance [[management]] or [[development]], the objective of the [[trainer]] or manager is to cause the [[person]] to enter the optimum performance zone for a sufficient period of [[time]] so that new [[skills]] and performance can be [[achieved]] and become embedded. The same reasoning is used with [[goal]] setting: change the [[anxiety]] level and the performance will change. (However, in performance terms, the term [[incentive]] is used to describe the [[process]] of changing the anxiety level - an incentive being anything that causes a change in [[behaviour]].)