Editing Comfort zone (section)

{{Short description|Psychological state}}
{{about|the psychological meaning|other uses|Comfort zone (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Comfort_zone.jpg|thumb|A Venn diagram of Comfort zone outside of which the optimal performance zone is present. Danger zone is marked in red.]]
<span lang="hy" dir="ltr">A</span> '''comfort zone''' is a familiar [[mental state|psychological state]] where people are at ease and (perceive they are) in [[Control (psychology)|control]] of their environment, experiencing low levels of [[anxiety]] and [[stress (psychological)|stress]]. 

Judith Bardwick defines the term as "a behavioral state where a person operates in an anxiety-neutral position."<ref name="Bardwick1995">{{cite book|first=Judith M. |last=Bardwick|title=Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=rrJ_Ohzzm7oC}}|year=1995|publisher=AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn|isbn=978-0-8144-7886-8}}</ref> [[Brené Brown]] describes it as "Where our uncertainty, scarcity and vulnerability are minimized—where we believe we'll have access to enough love, food, talent, time, admiration. Where we feel we have some control."<ref name="NYT 2011">{{cite news|last1=Tugend|first1=Alina| title=Tiptoeing Out of One's Comfort Zone (and of Course, Back In)|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/your-money/12shortcuts.html|accessdate=11 December 2014|date=11 February 2011}}</ref>