Chapter 14 encourages readers to seek out discomfort. Inconvenience is not a guarantee of success, but it is a requirement, no matter what goal you attempt to accomplish. Sacrifices can produce extraordinary results, and there is no way to achieve an ideal life while staying in one’s current comfort zone.

To engage discomfort, Mylett recommends tackling the hardest tasks of the day first. Completing an easy task is easy because it doesn’t require you to push your limits. Conversely, difficult and inconvenient things condition you to perform at a higher level the next time you try a hard task.

Mylett tells readers that accomplishing inconvenient things can make them controversial figures. If you become a leader, you will need to challenge those under you to perform difficult tasks to accomplish the team’s vision. A life of convenience is not only boring but also limiting. Because our brains are programmed to seek out comfort, we need to actively pursue discomfort to enhance ourselves. This includes not imitating others but rather defining our own goals for success.

One more thinkers learn how to discern between beneficial challenges and detrimental problems. The former is an inconvenience that can be worked through and makes you better in the end.