The truth about transitional phases

2026-06-29 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:22 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Goals, purpose and life design · mode: Answering questions · tags: Lesson from a book

Asked how to figure out what to do with life when nothing feels right, Ali says you are probably in a liminal space: stay in it longer than seems reasonable, and since feeling right rarely comes before action, run tiny experiments.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Liminal spaces and tiny experiments for not knowing what to do with your life

• ★★★ When everything feels possible but nothing feels right, Ali says you are probably in a liminal space and should stay in it longer than you think is reasonable: most people rush to certainty, but good things often emerge from sitting in the discomfort. — 00:00:29

• ★★★ Ali says the feeling that a path is right very rarely comes before you act on it, so, as in Anne-Laure Le Cunff's book Tiny Experiments, run tiny experiments that show how you would feel on that path. — 00:00:29 · experimental mindset

  “the feeling of something feeling right it very rarely comes before you take action on the thing”

Threads in this video

• refine · How do you cope with a transition in life when you don't know what comes next? — When everything feels possible but nothing feels right, Ali says you are probably in a liminal space and should stay in it longer than you think is reasonable: most people rush to certainty, but good things often emerge from sitting in the discomfort. (00:00:29)
• refine · How do you find your purpose or what to do with your life? — Ali says the feeling that a path is right very rarely comes before you act on it, so, as in Anne-Laure Le Cunff's book Tiny Experiments, run tiny experiments that show how you would feel on that path. (00:00:29)

Mentioned

Central: experimental mindset · liminal space

Also: Anne-Laure Le Cunff · Tiny Experiments · Work experience

Also centred on liminal space: How to Find Your Purpose (with Tiny Experiments) · Are you in a liminal space?

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