"Get Out of Your Comfort Zone" vs. "Stay in Your Lane"

from Trash Talk: Where Bad Advice + Cliches Get Taken Out · host Erin Thomas + Erica Breuer

Two of the most recycled pieces of advice—“Get out of your comfort zone” and “Stay in your lane”—sound helpful on the surface. Push yourself! Focus! Hustle! Specialize! When these concepts collide, the absurdity becomes obvious.Erin and Erica analyze two cliches that seem at odds, but that also define a new reality in the tension that lives between them.Don’t forget to leave us a review or call the hotline to share your favorite (or most cringe-worthy) cliches:719-819-2175Show Notes & Links Selective Attention https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/neuroscience/selective-attentionThe Neuroscience of the Flow Statehttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645498/fullCognitive Load During Problem Solvinghttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1207/s15516709cog1202_4

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