Book suggestion: Liminal Thinking

A colleague recommended this book to me a while ago. It's called Liminal Thinking. 

“Liminal Thinking is the art of creating change by understanding, shaping, and reframing beliefs.”

I finally picked it up two weeks ago during Crafting Days. I was contemplating if I should pick this book because it's an abstract and heavy topic - but oh my - the author's simple style of writing hooked me right from the start! 

Reading this book is especially well-timed for me with everything going on. I often catch myself thinking (or even saying aloud!) "How could someone say that?" "How can someone think like that?" "Why isn't it obvious?" 

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We are in our own bubble(s) and bursting these bubbles is difficult and often threatening - what lies beyond? So this book did a great job of explaining how beliefs are formed and helped me understand/make sense of some things. 

The book states 6 beliefs and 9 practices. After each topic, there are 2 practical questions that can help you ponder and apply that to your daily life - be it at work or outside. 

I won't do a good job of summarising the book - it's powerful, packed with gold, I ended up highlighting half the book! However, I definitely recommend the book (either use Mendix budget or you can borrow my copy). 

Why am I recommending this book? Well, we are all trying to bring in change through our work. Bringing change can feel frustrating, can feel lonely, and can at times impact our mental health. While this book hasn't solved it all for me, I have a few new tools and lenses to use. I can even see myself "why someone can say something" and not feel as frustrated/sad/angry.  

There's a ton of resources here: http://liminalthinking.com/resources/ (especially for those of you that like to consume video content instead of text!)