The Wellness In Trying New Things

in #psychology7 years ago (edited)

A lot of people are able to find joy, learn more, grow, and benefit in various other ways in their life, by taking the chance to try something new. But not everyone does it though, because many are afraid of the unknown and they like the comfort of the familiar. But trying something new can be an easy way to not only bring more joy into your life but to provide other benefits as well.

More and more, researchers suggest that experiencing new things is going to provide the person with a greater sense of purpose and self. It's also been suggested that people who engage in new experiences are more likely to retain positive rather than negative emotions, and they are more likely to minimize the negative ones; they enjoy their life more. It's also been suggested that trying new things might help to boost immune function and provide more efficient sleep, among other benefits.

Studies have also found that couples who try to experience new things are more likely to keep the romance alive in their relationship and be more satisfied with their relationship overall. Some psychologists even suggest that trying new things is a core need that's related to our psychological well-being.

Meet New People

Meeting new people is not only a new activity in itself but it can also open you up to being able to experience even more new things. You never know who you might meet that might later on invite you to another gathering where you could have another new experience and meet even more new people. Choosing to open yourself up to life and say yes to opportunities, is going to help you to receive even more opportunities and enable you to make the most out of your life; to really find joy.

Easy & Often Free

If you ever feel bored, one of the easiest things to do to escape the boredom is to get out there and try something new. You can get really creative with a number of activities today that are available for consumers to engage in. There are always new sports and group activities to try, new places that you can see, new streets to walk down, new restaurants to visit, new books to read, and new shows to watch etc. It seems like the options are endless when trying to come up with something new to do.

And if you do want to spend money, then you will quickly find that there are even many more options if you're looking to spend money on trying something new.

Grow & Learn

You never know when a new experience might offer you something better than what you've always known. It might open you up to a new purpose, new passion, a new adventure. If you confine yourself to what you already know and are too afraid to ever try anything new, then you only limit yourself and the experiences that you could have that might potentially bring you more joy and fulfillment in life.

Getting out of your comfort zone can be a good thing by helping to erode unnecessary fears about new places, new foods, or new people etc, and it allows you to expand your mind and understanding overall. Go meet some new people, go on a solo adventure, eat at a new restaurant, learn a new language, take up a new hobby; you find that you won't run out of options.

In order to continue to grow, we will need to tackle new challenges in our lives and be forced to overcome new obstacles, and taking the chance to embrace new things opens the door for trying to move forward and grow.

Experiencing new things allows you to sort out what really makes you happy and fulfills you in life, it broadens your perspective and it even offers physical benefits. It's a simple method that many people could utilize in order to try and start getting more excitement, enjoyment, and overall fulfillment, out of their life.

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Sources:
http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1631176_1630611_1630586,00.html
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/10/learn-something-new-your-brain-will-thank-you/
http://www.businessinsider.com/couples-who-try-new-things-together-are-happier-2016-8
https://www.psychologies.co.uk/want-be-happier-learn-something-new

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What a great post and so true! Thank you for this morning's inspiration @doitvoluntarily

Very well summed up, if we all took a little bit of wisdom from this post the sunshine would be brighter tomorrow.

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Yes! This is a great post

Great post. I am always on the look out for new things my wife and I can try!

I thought it is a good life educational story. :)

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