Let’s return to the Count. Suppose he heeded his GP’s advice and spent the rest of his waking life concentrating on just how miserable prison life was. Would that help him to escape? Of course not! It might increase his desire to escape, but he already has that. What he needs to concentrate on is how he is going to escape – and every moment he wastes concentrating on why, prevents him from doing that, and thus actually makes it harder for him to achieve his goal.
