How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

43 Weird & Wonderful Ways to Build a Strong Resilient Mindset

By: Ben Aldridge

Narrated by: Keith Warrington

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's Summary

Drawing on the theoretical roots of the Stoics, Buddhism, popular psychology and CBT, Ben has created a unique programme that anyone can follow. Join Ben on his journey from anxious mess to back in control. This book is packed with fun and practical challenges that rlisteners can try themselves, all in the name of self-improvement!  

Thanks to having undertaken these challenges himself, Ben now has an unusual selection of hobbies, a host of interesting new skills, some fantastic dinner party stories, and plenty of wonderful experiences...and most importantly he now feels calmer, healthier, happier, and more at peace.

Split into three types of activity - mental, physical, and skilful - the challenges range from climbing a mountain to sleeping on a beach in a bivvy bag in a storm to having a conversation in Japanese. Follow Ben in learning how to pick a lock, how to solve a Rubik’s Cube in under a minute and how to memorize the order of a deck of cards after seeing it only once (the ultimate party trick). Along the way, he's eaten some repulsive insects, whilst also creating a new morning routine that freed up the time to write this book. Try out Ben's challenges...or create some of your own, with the help of the challenge tracker!

©2020 Ben Aldridge (P)2020 Watkins Publishing

Overcoming Adversity

This book is inspirational. The author provides so many actionable tips big and small to aide the reader in becoming stoic. I would recommend this to anyone looking to improve their outlook on life and challenge themselves.

Better to read it

Not worth listening - between the readers voice and content of this book - it’s best to get the hard copy

An amazing listen

This gas to go down as one of the best books I've listened to for many years. I loved it

helping me with anxiety

This book has helped a lot with my anxiety. not only is it informative, it has also made me giggle a few times. Most importantly, listening has gave me hope that I will get out of this anxious cycle by introducing some great things! I've started to learn Arabic, and have been learning how to grow my own food.
Cold morning showers have got me up and out, just waiting for the day when I feel comfortable and used to them :)

would highly recommend to everyone who feels like they are feeling and doing the same thing over and over feeling stuck.

Avoid

It made me comfortable, sent me asleep. Some people have a voice for radio or audio books the author isn’t one.

Worth a read 📚

This one has inspired me to step out of my comfort zone. Really enjoyed.

Really enjoyed this book

Really enjoyed this book, not all of the challenges sparked my interest and some of them are already the way I live my life. But some of them are great ideas and a good way to move you away from your comfort zone I’ve already completed several whilst listening! Definitely worth a read/listen!

Loved it!

Listening to bens Journey has helped me with my own, especially when we are all facing our comfort zones being pushed during this pandemic!

Absolutely awesome book!

I really loved this book. It’s filled with fun and practical challenges and loads of useful philosophy. I think it’s going to be really helpful for loads of people. I’ve already completed a few of the challenges and now have a massive list of ones I want to try. I’ve also found a new interest in Stoicism. I highly recommend it!