We give priority to the physical world ​

Ontologies and models that we build, knowledge that we create, ultimately serve the goal to do something in the physical world. If the knowledge is "book-paper" and does not lead to real changes in thinking, behavior, results of actions, then something has gone wrong: there may have been errors in applying knowledge to activities, or the current version of knowledge itself may have begun to contradict what we are actually observing in the physical world.

To avoid the "book-paper" detachment from the world, we introduce the rule "saw a new concept -- ground it!". We can consider new information as knowledge only when we have tried to do something with it, change our actions, pass it through ourselves. We always look for ways to use new information, asking ourselves questions: "how can I apply this? How can this be useful to me?". For example, Task 1 on power calculation/time audit is designed to help you see the gap between your "plan" to do something (in the calendar or in your mind) and what you "actually did". You can also try to answer the question "what will I be able to do (or my team will be able to do) that I couldn't do before when my skills in coherence increase". I recommend posting in the club https://systemsworld.club/ on this topic.

If there are problems with grounding, do not rush to shout "bad knowledge". First, check your understanding of the concept and how we grounded it in our reality. Problems, especially at the beginning of learning, often arise here. If understanding and grounding are done correctly, according to the procedure described in the textbook, then it may be necessary to change the concept and choose another one: what we have does not fit to describe a piece of the world.

By default, we give priority to the phenomenon observed in physical reality: this allows us to minimize "wishful thinking," when we try to prove to others that the world simply must conform to our idea of it. However, another approach proves to be more effective, when we align our perceptions of the world with how it is structured and change it based on how it operates. This allows us to be less disappointed and achieve our goals more often. Thus, we minimize the gap between "expectation" and "reality" and increase survivability: both our own and the systems we create.