50. Some people like to do only what they already do well. Other people prefer to try new things and take risks. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
Some people like to do only what they already do well, while many others prefer to try new things and take risks. At an individual level, I'd rather choose the latter as my preference. The reasons are stated as below.

First and foremost, taking new things means not only challenges but also opportunities. Naturally, when we do new things, we will confront so many difficulties never met before. But actually, after we conquer these problems, more chances will be available to us, hence promoting the higher level of success. One of my best friends do have the case showing the point. He once was an excellent employee in a well-known financial institute. Although his achievement could lead him a comfortable life, he never satisfy with his already status. After a few years' hard working, he eventually build his own business, which is totally different with his prior job. For him, the new things bring him great opportunities.

In the second place, the new ideas come along with the new things, making us more charming and bringing us new friends. Whenever we enter a new field, especially a totally strange one, we are compelled to force ourselves to be quick learners so as to deal with the new case. It's just this process that let us filled with new ideas, which make us witty and charming. This can been seen in the fact for children. Usually, the child, who is so creative that he/she can invent the new games easily, gains pretty popular in their group. Also, the child is the one loving new things best.

Meanwhile, I don't want to deny the advantages brought by doing what we used to do. Focusing on the already well done may shape us experts in our fields, for we can improve our performance without break. Also, it offers much more security for our lives. But considering overwhelming advantages from the new things, I strongly support to take risks.

To summarize, I choose to do new things and take risks, not only because it create opportunities but also it make me popular and bring me new friends.