Blind positive thinking, the research shows us, does not work, because when obliviously positive thinkers encounter difficulties, they get discouraged and bottom out.
I don’t think that’s the same thing. Stockdale and the like displayed resilience. But it’s a good point. Is positivity and resilience necessary to avoid feeling discouraged, and death in the POW case?…
The Admiral’s insight has come to be known as the Stockdale Paradox: “Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties AND at the same time, confront the most brutal facts…
