I read this article about the hidden cost of comfort

I read this article about the hidden cost of comfort and how we've engineered our lives with so many distractions that we're gradually phasing out the feeling of discomfort. It's really easy to think that removing discomfort is a good thing, but the author talks about interoceptive disruption, which is what happens when we lose our ability to read our own internal signals. We now have so many mechanisms in place so that we don't have to face our own thoughts. Our phones are a constant source of distraction and entertainment, and we don't ever have to just sit and wait in boredom or silence because it can always be filled. Interoception is how we listen to ourselves, to our bodies, so the more we dull those signals and those thoughts, the less ability we have to understand the fluency of our own body's language. We almost see our bodies as this inconvenience that we have to keep at bay, and any thought like pain, tiredness, we do our best to ignore it, get rid of it, and not face it. The author mentions that the psychologist Stephen Hayes found that the more you treat your body as a threat to be managed, the more it becomes one. This might all sound very confronting, but I actually find it to be inspiring because it shows that you're capable of more than you think. Some discomfort is actually helpful for us to grow. Your potential is actually synonymous with discomfort. Putting yourself out there, overcoming challenges, in boredom blossoms creativity, and silence is a moment that we all need to be able to listen to our signals. Instead of treating discomfort as this thing we need to escape, we can use it to tune into ourselves. Not every feeling needs to be fixed, or filled, or understood. Sometimes we just need to take a pause, take a moment to actually acknowledge them. And doing so will likely open doors that you haven't explored yet. Your creativity, your instincts, your voice, they all lie in that quiet space. So why not try today to sit in that discomfort, let your mind wander, and see where it takes you.