Ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you’re there?

You're not losing your marbles – you've just experienced The Doorway Effect, a cognitive phenomenon where our brains literally reset when crossing thresholds.

For the dyslexi.fied, this effect can be pronounced. Our unique neural wiring already creates different memory pathways than most – add doorways to the mix, and important thoughts can vanish in a flash.

But what if these very same doorways could become a secret weapon for remembering your power? 

In Through the Out Door

Your home and workplace are filled with what I call "Focus Frames" – strategic spots where your eyes naturally land throughout the day: mirrors reflecting your morning self, phones constantly in hand, and fridges visited multiple times daily.

What if you looked at these as sources of power in your personal grid? 

By leveraging these Focus Frames, you can use your visual processing strengths to transform everyday spaces into reminders of purpose and potential.

I Wanna be A-Doored 

Scientists discovered we forget when crossing thresholds because our brains are creating clean mental slates.

But for dyslexics, whose minds excel at unexpected connections and big-picture thinking, these reset points are perfect opportunities to reimagine what comes next.

The same threshold that makes you forget can become the exact spot that helps you remember what matters most – if you flip the switch.

If you're not actively reminded to pursue your better self, you might forget you even want to meet them. 

That’s why it’s important we make our goals visible and present in our daily lives. 

Come and Knock on My Door 

Here's how to transform these everyday objects into powerful memory triggers that counteract the brain's memory-erasing Doorway Effect:

Focus Frame #1: Mirror Mojo

1. Visual reminders written on mirrors could serve as daily affirmations of strengths rather than limitations
   

2. Use a glass marker to write words or quotes of strength on a bathroom mirror.
   

3. Each morning glance becomes a trigger to remember what you're why you’re “in it” and why you’re striving

Focus Frame #2: Phone Bank

1. Most tools for dyslexic minds focus on fixing weaknesses. Instead, use your phone's notifications, wallpapers, and apps to highlight your strengths
   

2. Set your lock screen with an image symbolizing a goal or ambition – not as a task but as an identity to step into
   

3. Each of the 58 times you check your phone daily becomes a micro-reminder of who you are and want to be

Focus Frame #3: Refrigerator Magnetism 

1. You look at your fridge multiple times daily - making it perfect real estate for visual reminders
   

2. Transform this space with magnets that showcase wins you've already had, not just future goals
   

3. This approach helps you build on existing successes rather than fixating on how far you still need to go

The Doors of Perception 

Moving through doorways typically erases thoughts. But with Focus Frames, each threshold becomes a way to reconnect to your Zone of Power.

This approach works because it's built on strengths you already have: visual processing, pattern recognition, and creative connection-making.

Your dyslexi.fied mind doesn't need fixing, just channeling. 

Musical Doors:

• In Through the Out Door: Album by Led Zeppelin

• I want to be Adored: Song by the Stone Roses 

• Come and knock on my door: Theme Song to Three’s Company 

• Doors of Perception: Book by Aldous Huxley from which the band (The Doors) got their name