When "Embracing Discomfort" Can Become Another Compulsion

Is "embracing discomfort" the key to making progress in life, personally or professionally? Not universally, no. We want to be mindful of not creating new compulsions—including a compulsion to ‘embrace discomfort’—lest we become trapped by them (e.g., mistaking discomfort for progress, instinctively/reactively rejecting ease or comfort—even in our relationships). This can end up reinforcing the…