Making it real
Making it real means reducing thoughts, fears and plans to facts, limitations, resources and specific actions.
Definition
Making it real helps distinguish interpretation from data and fantasy from a feasible plan. May be needed for catastrophizing, idealization, anxiety, grand goals, or cognitive chaos. It does not mean killing dreams, but bringing them into contact with reality.
Key ideas
- Facts instead of fog
- Resources and constraints
- A specific next step
Practice and life
Write down the thought that excites you, and under it three columns: facts, assumptions, next verifiable step.
Common misconceptions
It is a mistake to confuse realization with pessimism. It is also a mistake to use facts to suppress needs and emotions.
> Making it real brings thought from the fog of interpretation to the land of facts.
> — Guru Element
Questions for self-reflection
- What is fact and what is prediction?
- What resources do I really have?
- What step will verify the situation?