Is it Resilience, or Are You Just Naive? | Ask Daily Stoic

<p>We’ve talked before about the so-called <a href="https://dailystoic.com/hold-fast-to-this/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stockdale Paradox</a>—the blazing determination inside Admiral James Stockdale that allowed him to believe that, despite his imprisonment and torture, he would not only survive but thrive because of his experience. There’s something similar in <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy15?_pos=3&amp;_sid=f8a853a73&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> where Marcus Aurelius, reflecting on the plague and the wars and the troubles that beset his reign, actually says to himself, <em>“It’s fortunate that this happened to me.</em>”</p><p>📕 Ryan Holiday's new book "<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/discipline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discipline Is Destiny</a>" is out now! We’ve extended the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/discipline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pre-order bonuses for the next week</a>—among them is a signed and numbered page from the original manuscript of the book. You can learn more about those and how to receive them over at&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/discipline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dailystoic.com/preorder</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel