Wishful Thinking Technique

Applied properly, this approach can free you from unnecessary but unrecognized assumptions that you are making about the scenario of concern.

Procedure for use:

Generally, the steps to follow in applying the technique are as follows:

1. State the question, goal, situation, or problem.
2. Assume anything is possible
3. Using fantasy, make statements such as: “What I really want to do is……” or: “If I could choose any answer to this question, it would be…….”
4. Examine each fantasy, make statement and using it as stimulation, return to reality and make a statements such as: “Although I really cannot do that, I can do this by…” or “It seems impractical to do that, but I believe we can accomplish the same thing by…”
5. If necessary, repeat 3 and 4.