Why is it so hard to pass thresholds?
Thresholds are the hardest things to pass. It's so easy to get right to the door, but why is it so hard to turn the knob and walk in? Getting to the threshold point is easy; all you have to do is wish for things, want things, and have goals and hopes. What gets you past that point is actual ACTION, though. But in order to get there, you need that force that's strong enough to make your feet move. Kinetics calls it "activation energy"; the amount of energy that must be matched if not exceeded in order to surpass the first hump, obstacle, or "transition state" of a process (or reaction). This is the hardest step (also known as the rate limiting step). Everything after that is downhill, literally, in terms of energy.
Yes, I am applying lessons learned in physical science/kinetics/chemistry to my daily life. And the first step to contributing to this activation energy/crossing this threshold might be... turning off this music (OMG Coldplay Mylo Xyloto is awesome.)
