Liminal Thinking

I’ll admit: I rolled my eyes at first. *Another* book about ‘changing your mindset’? But *Liminal Thinking* won me over by doing what most don’t—it names the elephant in the room: *people don’t resist change, they resist having their beliefs threatened*. Gray’s framework (like ‘disrupting assumptions’ or ‘creating safe spaces for dissent’) isn’t just clever; it’s *practically sneaky*. I caught myself pausing mid-commute to scribble notes on how to apply his ‘belief mapping’ to a stalled project at work. That’s the mark of a great audiobook: it interrupts your autopilot. Dan Woren’s performance is a standout. He avoids the trap of over-selling the material—no dramatic pauses or forced enthusiasm. Instead, he lets Gray’s sharp insights breathe, delivering them with the quiet confidence of a mentor who’s been in the trenches. My only critique? The production occasionally feels *too* clean. A few more real-world anecdotes (even brief ones) would’ve grounded the abstract concepts further. And while Gray’s designer background shines in his visual metaphors, some listeners might crave more concrete ‘before/after’ case studies. Still, at just over three hours, it’s a lean, mean machine for anyone tired of banging their head against ‘that’s just how things are.’