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Re:Startups and the Stockdale Paradox by brett on Friday March 02, 2007 @04:20PM (#1888)
That article is awesome. I've always has trouble articulating my belief in the power of positive thinking without sounding like a hippie.
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Re:Startups and the Stockdale Paradox by bootload on Monday March 05, 2007 @04:35PM (#2429)
'... the power of positive thinking ...'

Not so much the power of 'positive thinking' as accepting the 'reality of the situation' and making sure you can get beyond it. Another example of this type of 'conscious acceptance of a situation' can be found in the phrase ... 'there is no land-rover' ~ http://tinyurl.com/35xy9m

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Re:Startups and the Stockdale Paradox by bluemoo on Friday March 02, 2007 @11:29PM (#1933)
It is a compelling story, but I think the lesson is that you need the right *kind* of positive thinking.
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