In reality, the concern about a diminishing amount of productivity may be much to do about nothing.

FORBES: March Madness Employee Productivity Problem Is Overstated, Yet Influences Corporate Change

It was only when the stock market showed its growing concern, by rolling over into corrections each spring, that politicians awakened to reality and in panicked late-night sessions reached last minute agreements on whatever was the worrisome issue at the time.

FORBES: Markets Can Handle Anything, Even A Sequester

The reality is that the sustainability of this fragile desert environment is a huge concern.

BBC: Discover life in the Nevada desert

This salutary concern can, however, slide into a sense that outcome is the only true reality and that process is flummery...

ECONOMIST: Bagehot