blue-sky thinking
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blue-sky thinking
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A form of thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present, and can thus benefit from creative imagination.
He found that at the “take-off point,” every one of them began engaging in what he called “blue-sky thinking.” In blue-sky thinking, you imagine that all things are possible for you, just like looking up into a clear blue sky with no limits.
Similar: big-sky thinking
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noun thinking that is not grounded or in touch with the realities of the present
| Français | rêverie |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schönwetterdenken, Herumfantasieren, Überlegungen ins Blaue hinein |
| Русский | витать в облаках vitatʹ v oblakax |
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