One thing I’ve learned from reading these military histories is that “unexpectedly huge victory” can be almost as disorienting as “catastrophic defeat.” Have a contingency plan just in case you succeed beyond your wildest dreams!
--This is something I've never stopped to think about but that seems instantly intuitively right-on when you say it!
Bly notes that once she got to the asylum she dropped her “mad” act as once, but none of the doctors or nurses ever even entertained the idea that she might be sane.
--And *that* has me thinking about all the talk that goes on nowadays about when, how, and how frequently people change their minds about things they believe.
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Date: 2022-07-08 03:36 pm (UTC)--This is something I've never stopped to think about but that seems instantly intuitively right-on when you say it!
Bly notes that once she got to the asylum she dropped her “mad” act as once, but none of the doctors or nurses ever even entertained the idea that she might be sane.
--And *that* has me thinking about all the talk that goes on nowadays about when, how, and how frequently people change their minds about things they believe.