We assemble this chaotic stream of sensations and perceptions to make order and sense of things. But the world is not static or stable, and the structures of belief that help us navigate our world must evolve continually if we are to remain on top of things. No matter how elaborate or perfect your system of belief may seem, it is vulnerable to the

These are liminal roles because they are associated with growth and change, which involve breaking, shifting, or otherwise transcending boundaries

Liminal thinking requires a willingness to test and validate new ideas, even when they seem absurd, crazy, or wrong.

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.

we achieve results in life not because we are objective but because we care.

Beliefs are constructed hierarchically, using theories and judgments, which are based on selected facts and personal, subjective experiences.

If you had no emotions, no feelings, no needs, then there would never be a reason to do anything.

The reason that people do things, especially heroic or major things, things that take a lot of effort, is because they care.

The problem is that they cannot separate their experiences from reality.