MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY

 The map is not the territory

 

The map and territory are metaphors used to illustrate the difference between the actual world and our understanding of the world as we perceive it.

We are a part of a world in which many things happen simultaneously. We observe this world through our senses and anything that our senses are not able to grasp, we are not able to observe.

Simply because neurologically our senses are limited and operate only within a bandwidth. It is for this reason that we cannot hear the ultrasonic sounds that bats create.

On top of this, our senses are also influenced by our social and individual conditioning. This is based on our experiences we create certain generalizations and certain beliefs and then delete or distort our observations to keep them in line with our generalizations.

Now with this incomplete & distorted observation, we create an internal representation of the world that is at times very different from the world.

This internal representation is the MAP.

When we feel there is a problem in our life, in most cases the problem is in the internal representation (map) and not in the outer world (territory/reality).

A coach will understand the client’s MAP thru various conversational processes and propel them forward into success or change.  Sometimes shedding some light, sometimes having them look in a different direction. Ultimately the client will overcome limiting beliefs and change perceptions.

Consider how your map which isn’t the territory affects your body, thinking, and emotions.

 

 

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