Liminal Thinking

If you give people facts without a story, they will explain it within their existing belief system. The best way to promote a new or different belief is not with facts, but with a story.

Status: Does this person feel important, recognized, or needed by others? Certainty: Does this person feel confident that they know what’s ahead, and that they can predict the future with reasonable certainty? Autonomy: Does this person feel like they have control of their life, their work, and their destiny? Relatedness: Does this person feel like

Conspiracy theories thrive within groups who feel that they don’t have control over their lives.

A belief that is deeply tied to identity and feelings of self-worth is called a governing belief.

Boundaries give life structure, which makes us comfortable. But they can also be shifted, rethought, reframed, and reorganized.

Change happens at the boundaries of things: the boundary between the known and the unknown, the familiar and the different, between the old way and the new way, the past and the future.

If you have a need, then look for a belief that provides a rule for action to get the result that you want.

Liminal thinking is the art of creating change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs.

One of the reasons unsafe places tend to feed rumor and gossip is that people are trying to fill that need for safety in a place where it doesn’t exist for them.