reality distortion field

Definitions

1. The persuasive ability of a leader or entrepreneur, especially in misleading or convincing others in order to promote a product or service.
   idiomatic
2. An environment which alters one's perception of reality.
   literally

Examples

“I fell silent under her stony glare. I tried to keep⟳ going, but I couldn't. Blight had the opposite of a reality distortion field. A reality assertion field.”

“Small lies are essential. They create⟳ your reality distortion field. They are a necessary part of being an entrepreneur. But if you start⟳ believing your own⟳ hype, you won't survive⟳.”

“Mr. Jobs used his famous reality distortion field to bend⟳ the news media and investors and everyone else to his will.”

“By propagating a "reality distortion field"—that is, mesmerizing potential employees, investors, and strategic partners so they focus⟳ on a startup's world-changing potential rather than on its real-world risks—overconfident and charismatic founders in particular are able to persuade⟳ people to commit resources under terms favorable to their new venture.”

“At present⟳ we sometimes experience⟳ what can be interpreted as a "reality distortion field" built upon arguments that have⟳ been developed by the innovators and early adopters within the sustainability movement.”

“If you're on social media at all, and follow⟳ many news sources, you're bombarded with stories of other people's successes […] This generates a "Reality Distortion Field" in which everyone else appears to experience⟳ 95% success and 5% struggle⟳.”

“If your work⟳ takes you regularly into the world's boardrooms and C-suites, it really is hard to miss⟳ the reality distortion fields such places generate⟳.”

“[W]e operate⟳ on a generalized, distorted, and incomplete model⟳ of reality. The most accurate way to describe⟳ our mind⟳ is as a reality distortion field.”

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