Why am I writing this
Most people think the dangerous thing is taking risks.
Trying something new.
Switching lanes.
Failing in public.
But the real danger
Getting really, really good at staying the same.
It feels responsible. It feels stable.
But if you zoom out even a little…
You realize it’s the fastest way to fall behind in a world that’s moving without you.
Last month, a close friend basically forced me to book myself a two-week solo trip. And if you know me, you know how much I love my routines.
Leaving that felt uncomfortable. But something interesting happened.
I came back more refreshed than I expected and with this weird clarity of:
“Wait… what’s the point of all this if I never step outside the bubble I built?”
It’s the last month of the year.
So take this email as a reminder, for you, and for me:
Growth doesn’t happen inside comfort.
And stepping out of it shouldn’t be accidental.
It should be intentional.
Willing.
Constant.
In the moments we break routine, we often meet a new version of ourselves
1 Insight
Staying the same isn’t neutral.
It’s an active choice, one your brain rewards because it loves familiarity more than progress.
And you don’t notice the cost immediately.
That’s the trap.
Staying the same feels safe today… but it compounds like interest.
The kind that makes you wake up one day, wondering how your life got so small.
Comfort works like gravity: The longer you sit in it, the harder it becomes to lift yourself out.
Growth, on the other hand, works like friction: Annoying at first. Awkward. Uncomfortable.
But those tiny frictions are the moments that expand the version of you that exists tomorrow.
The only real skill in the modern world?
Reinvention.
Again and again, even when you don’t feel ready.
1 Habit
To break the “staying the same” loop, start with one simple habit:
Do one thing every month that forces you to be a beginner again.
Not daily. monthly.
Enough to stretch you, not break you.
This could be:
Writing something you’re scared to publish
Training in a way you’ve never trained
Starting a project you don’t feel qualified for
Saying yes to a room you feel underqualified to sit in
Doing the reps you’ve been avoiding—not because they’re hard, but because they’d change you
Being a beginner teaches you humility, plasticity, and courage.
It loosens the grip of perfection.
It reminds your brain that discomfort is not danger.
It’s the signal of becoming.
1 Story
There’s a moment from Hideo Kojima’s life that lives rent-free in my head.
After 30 years at the same company, after defining an entire genre, after becoming the guy, he walked in one day and was told his project was cancelled, his team dissolved, and his name removed from his own game.
Most people would’ve played it safe after that.
Taken a stable job.
Stayed in the lane they already mastered.
Kojima did the opposite.
At 52, he rebuilt everything from scratch.
New studio.
New team.
New vision.
No safety net.
No guarantee anybody would care.
And instead of making a “safer” Metal Gear copy, he went and created Death Stranding— a game no one understood, no one asked for, and no one could compare to anything else.
It wasn’t about success.
It was about refusing to become a predictable version of himself.
That’s what greatness actually looks like:
Not someone who keeps winning— but someone who keeps reinventing.
Kojima once said,
“If you stay in one place, you become the past.”
Sometimes the most dangerous thing isn’t taking a risk.
It’s becoming a museum of your former self.
That’s it for this week!!!
New month. Pick one thing that pushes you out of your comfort zone. Reply and tell me what you choose.
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