3: Three Kinds of Natural Thresholds

3: Three Kinds of Natural Thresholds

Have you ever walked into a room to get something, only to wonder why you’re there? This is such a common psychological issue it’s been dubbed the ‘event boundary’. Apparently, on a threshold, our minds are wired to forget the former things and focus on what’s to...
2: The Concept of a Threshold

2: The Concept of a Threshold

The concept of thresholds is unfamiliar territory to most of us—but, as I pointed out in the introductory episode, many people have an instinctive fear as they approach one. Often the sudden onset of fear is inexplicable and their resultant behaviour makes no...
1: What is a Threshold?

1: What is a Threshold?

What is a threshold? The last step, the first step, the boundary, the frontier, the shoreline, the gateway, the door, the bridge—there are so many different ways to picture thresholds. Our ancestors considered such transitional places to be dangerous and fraught with...