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Many people in Gen Z need to learn how to get out of their comfort zone ASAP

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Through recent conversations with my daughter and experiences with multiple young employees, I’ve concluded that for some in the millennial generation and many in the Z generation, there is very little willingness to get out of their comfort zone.

In programming, this is crucial. We see more and more developers who only know one programming language and know little to nothing about related languages or skills.
This benefits versatile developers, who can easily stand out from the rest, but it’s doesn’t help their peers who just won’t grow as much in the same amount of time.

Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone takes practice, but it’s doable. Here are a few examples:

– Do something new daily, even if it’s super small
– Learn something new regularly
– If you’re scared of something, do it anyway

And so on.

Don’t get too comfortable doing the same thing over and over again. If your employer is encouraging you to stick to your comfort zone, ask for their support. You could say: “Hey boss, I know I bring value doing this, but please challenge me, please help me get out of my comfort zone.” Ask that, and you can be sure you will be challenged.

You got this!