Psychological Distance

I was reading this article an easy way to increase creativity (not so interesting) and found out about "psychological distance"(very interesting).

psychological distance

1. the subjective distance between an actor and another in the actor's psychological space.
http://www.finchpark.com/courses/glossary.htm

2. The term used to refer to the learner's overall psychological set with regard to the target language and its community. This is determined by factors such as language shock and motivation.
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/TCH.CHAP16.HTM

3. Either the distance between what the learner understands and what still has to be understood (intrapsychic),
or ways in which others adjust information for the learner in order to be fully comprehended (interpsychic).
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=47620447

very interesting but can't comprehend 3:30 am...... must sleep now...