Listen to this podcast featuring a man names Charlie Plumb.
As you listen to it, do the following on this blog (in the comments section).
List three personal reactions or takeaways.
List three connections to what Plumb went through and to what Gladwell focuses on in Outliers, namely "extraordinary opportunities," "hidden advantages," and "cultural legacies."
Finally, respond to the feedback of three of your classmates.
** Be sure to include your name in each entry, so I can award you points.
Takeaway #1 - How Charlie must have second guessed himself for breaking formation on his final mission and being shot down (oh, the horrific irony!).
ReplyDeleteTakeaway #2 - Charlie's faith must have been incredible, not only to survive the years in the prison camp but to also deal with all the adversity that came his way when his wife divorced him
Takeaway #3 - "post traumatic growth" instead of Post Traumatic Syndrome. This is very interesting. Just because we have trauma in our backgrounds, doesn't mean that we are destined for a life of failures. We can use that just as easily to fuel our success. I want to know more about this concept.
Connection #1 - Plumb is a great example of what Langan should have done. Instead of blaming others for his lack of success in college, Langan should have had more of a growth mindset (or a post traumatic growth mindset). I wonder what Plumb would have accomplished with all of Langan's intellectual gifts or what Langan would have accomplished with all of Plumb's gifts in terms of work ethic and mindset?
ReplyDeleteConnection #2 - I think Plumb had a cultural legacy that helped him survive his imprisonment. First, he was raised with a strong faith in a higher being and greater good. This gave him the will to survive all the horrors he went through (and even handle his divorce later when he finally got out). Second, he was trained by the military to handle this type of treatment and he had his fellow soldiers to rally around that also helped him not just survive but thrive. As they said, "If you know your why, you can endure any how."
ReplyDeleteI loved the concept of "whose parachute do you pack" or "who packed your parachute"? While this doesn't overtly connect to Outliers (I mean there is little doubt that all the people profiled that succeeded had mentors or guides), this does relate to cultural legacies.
ReplyDeleteIt also relates to Ken Robinson's book, The Element (don't groan), when he talked about the key role mentors play in our lives.
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ReplyDelete1). Was over confidant before the mission. He thought that he was bullet proof.
ReplyDelete2). He got shot down trying to protect the bomb squad by going out of the bomb group. He went to investigate a blip on the radar.
3). As he was going down he was praying know the reason rather than praying to be saved.
Takeaways
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ReplyDelete1. I find it amazing how, even after his high school sweetheart moved on, he went on to find love, had kids, and now has grandkids. He sounds happier than I would expect someone who has gone through as much as him to be. He shows that getting through difficult times is possible, and you can be happy.
2. He tells about how he thought he was “bulletproof” and on the mission he thought this, it was the mission that he was shot down. It shows that being overconfident can have consequences (though it may not be as drastic as his experience).
3. When he landed in enemy territory, he believed that there was a purpose that he landed there, why he was shot down in that spot. He kept hope that he would get through and that there was a reason for this situation. Plumb shows that it is possible to stay positive in a bad situation.
Connections:
1. Plumb, through everything he has been through, has been able to be happy and move past what he has been through. He has even been able to talk about it to people all over the world.
2. He didn’t grow up in the greatest neighborhood or have the best upbringing, but he was raised with morals and ethics taught to him by his parents. Even though his childhood wasn’t the smoothest ride, he continued to love what he did, he found his niche, and got through the tough times in the Navy.
3. Plumb kept pushing through the torture, believing that he could live through it. He was able to take these beatings and learn from them. He learned that he could take more than he thought, that he could live through these times. He was even able to help the other Americans get through it by using codes to communicate with one another, whether it be the tugging of wires, tapping, or anything else they came up with, they were able to get through it together.
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DeleteYour connections number one really stands out to me. If Charlie Plumb didn't have a positive mindset he might not have made it out of prison, and even if he did get afterwards, he would still be stuck in the past and develop PDST instead of post traumatic growth mindset.
DeleteI love your connection two. It's really amazing how people can be raised in difficult circumstances, but still find a purpose and fulfillment in life.
DeleteAlexa: I really like your takeaway 1. I also find it very amazing that he was able to move on and make a life for himself. I love that he didn't dwell on the bad things in his life, but rather celebrated the positives.
DeleteMyles: I didn't even think about how he has moved on from his high school sweetheart! Really loved noticing that and it warmed my heart
DeleteTakeaway #2 is such an ironic thing to think about. That he thought he was the best but he really wasn't!
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DeleteTakeaway #1
ReplyDeleteEven though Charlie Plumb grew up in poverty, he had a happy childhood with a loving mother and father. His family didn’t have money for him to go to college, so he went to be in the military.
Takeaway #2
Charlie Plumb truly believed that risking his life is doing something right, and it’s worth risking to better other people’s lives.
Takeaway #3
It’s very hard to imagine what Charlie Plumb went through and how he went through it. His strong faith and mindset got him through all the torture.
Connections #1
The type of upbringing he got from his parents and his environment replaced the need for hidden advantages.
Connections #2
I don’t think Charlie Plumb would’ve survived the torturing with a high IQ.
Connections #3
Charlie Plumb knew that communicating with the other Americans in the prison is vital. Through communication, the POW validated that they were still alive and the communication brought hope.
I love your last takeaway. It's so important to hold unto something the way Plumb did in order to get through insane circumstances. Spot on.
DeleteI like your 2nd takeaway, as he really did risk his life and almost died and went back, because he truly believed in protecting his country.
DeleteAlexa: I think your second connection is very interesting. I'm wondering why you think that he wouldn't have survived with a high IQ?
DeleteI agree with your third takeaway, I think that if Charlie didn't have the faith and the mindset that he did, he would've never made it out of the camp.
DeleteI totally agree that his upbringing is a hidden advantage
DeleteYour second connection is interesting to me because I do not understand. I personally think that if he had a low IQ he would not figure out how to survive.
DeleteMadison- Your third connection is interesting to me, I never realized that the communication the Americans had at the camp was basically a support group.
DeleteTakeaway:
ReplyDeleteIt’s important to look at things as a blessing, even if your life isn’t perfect. Plumb was successful despite the life that he had as a child because he was raised to work hard and appreciate the blessings.
You shouldn’t get too confident. Continue to be careful and work hard. Plumb made the mistake of being too confident in his last mission and left the formation to check something out, causing him to get shot down.
If plumb can stay strong and endure torture, I think that we can endure what we have to endure in our everyday life. You always hear complaint about sleep deprivation from high school students (from me as well), but maybe we should start looking at it the way Plumb does. If Plumb has that kind of strength, I think we can have to strength to “endure” life.
Connection:
Plumb wasn’t materialy rich, but had a loving family. He doesn’t remember feeling impoverished at all. I think it’s amazing that someone can have so little, but still feel content in his life, especially as a child. I think being poor but being raised to look at it in a positive way played a large role in his success. I think this is part of what Gladwell is trying to convey in Outliers. How we are raised to look at situations have an impact on how we do later in life. That’s part of the cultural legacy.
Charlie Plumb had an extraordinary opportunity when it came to joining the military. If he hadn’t been called in to meet with them and gotten that opportunity, he wouldn’t have been as successful in his military mission, except for his last one.
Plumb looks at his imprisonment as something that shaped his life. He allowed himself to grow after everything instead of letting it cripple him. It’s a part of opportunity, because Charlie Plumb’s experience didn’t lead to the poverty that he grew up in, but even more success than he had before.
I agree with your last connection. He could have looked at his experience as something that gave no reason to live, but he never wished for death, he used it as a reason to grow past it and be happy.
DeleteYour takeaway number one is right on. Charlie Plumb wasn't a genius, but he knew he would be satisfied if he tried his hardest and value the things he had.
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DeleteLuke: I agree completely with you first connection. I believe that the way Charlie was raised and the community he was brought up in played a large roll in his survival and later success.
DeleteRaegan: I agree with the first one and what Luke said! He even said that everything in his life/ how he was raised, prepared and helped him survive being tortured.
DeleteMaddie - I like the point that you made about Charlie using this event in his life to shape him into the person he is today. It is truly inspiring!
DeleteTakeaway 1: even though Charlie's life had an awful patch and most people would become depressed or let that rough patch rule his life, he is able to have a positive outlook and he has used it to become successful.
ReplyDeleteTakeaway 2: it's inspiring how positive Plumb is even though all of the terrible things that happen to him.
Takeaway 3: I can't believe that even though he was going through so much pain and suffering, all he could think about was that his wife was going through more pain than him. That is insane!
Connection 1: cultural legacy. Plumb grew up in a poverish community but yet there was still a lot of love within the community. This shows that even though there was hard times within his life there was still positivity. He showed this later in his life when he came back from POW.
Connection 2: extraordinary opportunity. Plumb saw it as an amazing opportunity for him to go into the military. He says that it dawned on him that only 1 of every 100,000 men got to do what he did.
Connection 3: hidden advantages. Plumb had a hidden advantage because of the place he grew up in that gave him a positive outlook on life. It helped him survive is pain in pain levels. It made him see that his life was worth living. He always had hope, and not one day he ever wished he was dead.
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DeleteI like your points about his positivity. Even through all of this bad, he was able to find something good.
DeleteI think the environment Plumb grew up in played a huge role in building his character.
DeleteI was thinking the same thing when he was talking about his wife. Through everything, he's thinking about his wife and what she's going through. he's practically being beaten to death and that's all he can think about.
DeleteYour second takeaway is so true. It makes me realize how good we really have it and that I complain over too many little things that are not the end of the world.
Deleteyour 3rd takeaway really shows what kind of man he is its awesome
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ReplyDeleteTakeaways:
1: Charlie Plumb found new love and has four kids now which is awesome.
2: We think our lives suck until we listen to stories like these. But then they suck again because he turned his life around and is super successful.
3: He never gave up hope and brought it into his life at home and used that to become successful
Connections:
1: He lived in an impoverished community but he was so loved. So this is kind of like cultural legacies.
2: His parents were very supportive of his choice to go into the navy. So this is also a cultural legacy.
3: The whole POW life he lived was a hidden advantage, because it made him who he is. He is so much stronger now
I agree with your last connection. He didn't take his experience as something to drag him dow, he used it to rise up and create a happy life for himself.
DeleteAlexa: I like your last takeaway. It shows that no matter how bad the situation may seem, you should never give up hope.
DeleteI like your last connection, it shows that everyone goes through something for a reason and him, being in that camp for six years, made him who he is today.
DeleteI agree with your third connection. Although it was an awful experience, without it he would not be the strong, influential person he is today.
DeleteBreanna Wienen
ReplyDeletePersonal Reactions/Takeaways
1. I was very happy to find out that today Charlie is living a great life with lots of family and friends.
2. I couldn’t believe that he was never bitter about anything that happened to him. He look at the POW as a challenge that he could over.
3. The thing that kept him going was that his life had purpose. When the pain got worse he prayed and thought about his wife. He felt that if we got through this, there has to be something better after this.
Three Connects to the Outliers
1. He learned forgiveness from his mom and discipline from his dad. This helped him get through the POW and helped him after he got out.
2. He inspires others to never take their life or freedom for granted.
3. Charlie grew up in a small town with rich parents who were loving and helped him through his life with anything he needed.
Three Responses
1. I couldn’t imagine living in a prisoner of war camp and finding out after that my significant other is divorcing me. The only thing that got him through it was her, and she didn’t want him anymore.
2. He wanted to escape when the plane was shot down, but he couldn’t. The only thing he did was pray and hope that he and his wife could get through this.
3. As the pain of the POW got worse his faith and hopefulness grew even stronger.
I like your third takeaway, it shows that anything that you go through, whether it is good or bad, has a purpose.
Deletei like the 3rd takeaway, how he became so much stronger in faith and hopefulness when most would lose it in an experience like that
DeleteYour first connection put why he survived very simply. Without those things he would not have made it.
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ReplyDelete1). It was his cultural legacies that got him threw his POW camp. If he had not been religious and grown up in "poverty" he would not have been able to survive.
2). There leaders even though they couldn't give them anything, but could still give them hope by giving them a why. I have heard things like this from Simon Sinek as he talks a bout great leaders and how they can make you see their why. This can motivate anyone to try hard and want to go to work.
3). He says that Adversity is a horrible think to waste. It is like every hard ship that you have an extraordinary opportunity for yourself to to grow and improve yourself.
I agree with your third connection completely. I feel that this tragic event or hardship that Charlie went through acted as an advantage for his future success.
DeleteYour second connection is very true. Leader a very important especially for support in a desperate situation.
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ReplyDelete1. Charlie talked about how his parents lesson that they gave him as a child helped him in the prison camp
2. Plumb left his wingman, which he wasn't supposed to do and later got shot down.
3. Even though all these prisoners went through all this torture and pain, some of them were strong enough to experience what Charlie calls Post Traumatic Growth.
Connections
1. How he was brought up helped him though Vietnam, it was one of his hidden advantages
2. Charlie had a growth mindset, which is the opposite of Langans. Charlie was determined to get out the camp and wasn't going to let all that had happened to him bring him down.
3. Parachute packers are hidden advantages. They are the people that make a difference in your life. The impact that they make on your life can influence the choices you make later in life.
I like your second connection to his growth mindset. Even after all of the struggles he endured he was still able to find the positives to help himself and the other POW's return home.
DeletePersonal reactions/takeaways:
ReplyDelete1. It’s so crazy to me how people like Charlie go through such horrible things in their lives somehow always seem to be the most positive and influential people.
2. They could literally make a hit Netflix original movie based off of his love for his wife and how it basically saved him. It’s crazy to think that love was able to help someone through such a difficult experience, but also awful that he had to go back home to find the love of his life with someone else.
3. The fact that after starting the leadership mentality they were able to have a positive outlook on being POWs and look at themselves as warriors rather than victims blows my mind, I could never find that kind of positivity in a situation so terrible.
Connections to The Outliers:
1. Plumb’s parents displayed two characteristics that ended up being extremely helpful to his survival. This is similar to Gladwells cultural legacy idea, because without growing up around his parent’s traits of discipline and forgiveness he may have never had the skill to survive those six miserable years as a POW.
2. I think that Plumb’s faith was a sort of hidden advantage. Even as he was being shot at after falling into enemy territory, he bowed his head and he still to this day remembers praying to find the purpose in surviving the situation he was in. He had such strong faith that even in the worst situation imaginable he was able to sit back and realize there is a greater purpose for what he was going through to help him survive, and I think that connects to Gladwell’s views of having hidden advantages.
3. Unlike Langen, Charlie had determination and was willing to grow and work to escape that camp. If Langen thought more like this instead of blaming others maybe he could’ve been more successful.
I really like your second connection where you wrote about his hidden advantage. I totally agree with you that his faith was something that kept him hopeful and reminded him that his life had purpose.
DeleteI agree with your third connection. I like how you noticed the difference between Charlie and Langan's character and connected the two.
DeleteMyles: I completely agree with your second connection! His faith was a driving factor and is a main reason of why he is alive!
DeleteMaddie - I agree with your first connection. Without those traits that his parents instilled in him, I don't think he would have made it through those six years
DeleteTakeaway #1 - The mind is way more powerful than I can imagine. You can trick yourself to believe things that are proven to be false. You can also choose your attitude and how you will react to things. You can control yourself despite your circumstances essentially. The fact that Charlie was tortured and continued to endure it is mind blowing. He said that every time they tightened the ropes, it became less bearable, but he fought threw it knowing he was at least alive. That takes so much mental strength and will power to not give in. I honestly don't think I could do what he did. And after coming back home and finding out his wife had left him didn't seem to shake him. His positive attitude is legendary. It is a good reminder to me that I have no reason not to be happy with things that I have.
ReplyDeleteTakeaway #2 - This guy is a tank. I can't even fathom the torture he had to endure. When I think of PoW's, I forget that it is not like American prison life where all you have to worry about is soap. They don't hang you to the verge of death or psychologically play with your mind in our prisons. And I never really thought about how that the longer you were there, the easier it was to endure. People tortured in these camps for four years had worse PTSD than those there for eight years or more.
Takeaway #3 - Yeah, Charlie got shot down on his last mission because he broke ranks; yet, he joined the Navy again despite this and being captured. Another thing that stood out to me was him receiving the letter from his ex-wife written by his mother. Forty years later, this letter was like a prophecy. It talked about how even though they didn't know how, God would be able to use him down the road.
I agree with your takeaway number three because the fact that he was shot down but still joined the Navy again is a crazy thought and I know I would not be brave enough to do that.
DeleteMadison- I agree with your first takeaway, Plumb had such a powerful mindset through everything he has been through. I don't think I could ever endure the pain he went through without wanting to give up.
DeleteYour third takeaway is really crazy. He basically went through hell for six years because he was in the navy but joined back up afterwards.
DeleteI really like your first takeway. I think that the mind is powerful and changing the way you think about something can affect the way you deal with that situation. If you're strong enough to tell yourself to endure instead of quit you'll be better equipped to handle whatever circumstances you're dealt.
DeleteLuke Perkovich
ReplyDeleteTakeaways:
Takeaway #1 - It must be very frustrating for Charlie to know that the reason he thinks he was shot down was because he abandoned his wing man. You're never supposed to abandon your wing man, and Charlie happened to that day.
Takeaway #2 - Charlie must be a strong willed man. In response to one of John's question, he said he never once wished that he was dead throughout all the torture he had experienced.
Takeaway #3 - I think it is odd and also interesting, that these men who went through these torturous circumstance, went on to lead remarkable lives. This is what Charlie calls "Post Traumatic Growth".
Connections:
Connection #1 - Plumbs parents were his so called "cultural legacy". The way he was raised with love and affection helped him survive this exchange.
Connection #2 - I feel that Charlie being shot down is almost his "extraordinary opportunity". Although it may not be pleasant, this opportunity shaped him to be the man that he is today. It is like how Bill Gates got unlimited access to one of the only Time-Sharing Terminals in his time.
Connection #3 - I believe that Charlie's hidden advantage was his love for his wife. This aspect essentially ended up saving his life as he went through torture and suffering in the prison camp.
Myles: I really like your 2nd connection. The opportunity wasn't ideal, but it was how he was able to react to the situation he was now given.
DeleteI also like your second connection as when he was going down after being shot, he payed to know the reason rather than praying to be saved.
DeleteRaegan: Takeaway 3 is such a great thing to think about and its also a difficult thing to think about because he was able to completely change his mindset and look at life in a new and healthy way
DeleteTakeaway 1: Charlie may have never lost his wife if he wouldn't have drifted away from his wingman who was jamming his signal.
ReplyDeleteTakeaway 2: Charlie was such a considerate husband. He had the audacity to pray for his wife and not to cause trouble for her when he was the one in serious trouble!!
Takeaway 3: Charlie never gave up hope and rather wished for death. That is very inspiring and such a good mindset after everything he went through.
Connection 1: Plum had a hidden advantage when he was growing up in his impoverished, closely knit
community in Kansas. It gave him hope and joy even when things weren’t always good in life. This helped him when he was a POW
Connection 2: Plum had an extraordinary opportunity being in the Navy. He reflects on this when he mentions how he was getting shot down on how only 1 in 100,000 men get the chance to be doing what he was doing.
Connection 3: Hidden advantage. Plum had a very strong faith when he was enduring the torture and on the verge of death. He kept telling himself that everything happens for a reason.
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DeleteI like your third takeaway, as it really is inspiring that through his 6 years of being tortured in camp that he could still find hope.
DeleteAle Abeyta
DeleteI Like your third takeaway because it really shows how much he cared about her and how genuine of a person he was. He was the one in serious trouble but yet he cared so much about his wife that he prayed for her instead. That's the love I hope to have one day.
I like your first connection because I think the way he was raised played a hand in how he handled his imprisonment
DeleteRaegan
ReplyDeleteTakeaway #1- I was super shocked when he said he was in a concentration camp for 6 years
Takeaway #2- I couldn’t imagine being a newlywed and having to be seperated for most of the first years
Takeaway #3- What the heck! He had to eat the paper that is something I would never ever think about! Literally just to save the people he was working with.
Connection #1- Parts of his story reminds me of the movie “unbroken”
Connection #2- Being only 100 of 800 to go onto flight school is such an extreme opportunity if he wasn’t able to do that he wouldn’t be where he is today.
Connection #3- He had a hidden advantage of being a religious so he had faith and hope that he would make it out, or survive it.
I agree with Raegan's second take away because I have heard that the first year of married life is the hardest, so being separated for that first year must be the hardest thing to do.
DeleteI Agree with Reagan's third connection because Charlie said that without his faith he would not have survived.
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DeleteAle Abeyta
DeleteI like your third connection because I never even thought about it. You're right, the religious aspect is very important because his faith and hope would significantly impact his mental toughness to get through each and every day.
Maddie Oistad
ReplyDeleteTake aways
1.) Even after all that Charlie Plum had been through, he seems to be so positive and uplifting.
2.) It's so sad that he was only 5 days away from being able to home when he got captured. That just goes to show how unpredictable life can be. (Count your blessings and don't take anything for granted.)
3.) Listening to Charlie Plums was so inspiring.
Takeaway #1 - It is crazy to me that after everything Charlie has been through, he still is living his best life and got everything he wanted.
ReplyDeleteTakeaway #2 - It blows my mind that he flew 74 successful missions but on the last one he got shot down. He said he felt overconfident and that was the only thing that felt different that morning before take off.
Takeaway #3 - I think it is awesome how John actually got to talk with Charlie, because Charlie had such a big impact on his life.
Connection #1 - When he talked about listening to tapes in a van with his family I connected that that because when I was really little my brother and I would listen to educational type tapes in the car that helped with learning.
Connection #2 - When he talked about how listening to Charlie Plumb changed his life, I can relate to that because whenever I listen to an inspiring story I realize that what I am going through now is not nearly as bad as what others are going through.
Connection #3 - When Charlie talked about how his wife left him it reminded me of the movie Pearl Harbor because when one of the men goes off to war, the love of his life falls for someone else when she hears his plane has been shot down.
Maddie Oistad
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1.) According to Gladwell, Charlie Plum could be considered an outlier, because even after everything he had been through he remained positive and didn't give up on life. Through those six years of abuse/torture he hung onto life when most would just give up.
2.) Like Gladwell says in the book, in order to be successful you have to have a hidden advantage or opportunity. It is quite possible, however bad the situation was, that these men who endured this had a secret advantage. They built so much character and survived so much that they used that tragic event to make them more successful when they came out.
3.) Although one could say these men might have had a secret advantage/opportunity, because of facing these challenges, that's what they owe their success to. However, one cannot deny the sheer grit and determination it took to get through those six years in that war camp. They got to where they are today because of their own choice to survive.
Your third point is very true and straightforward. It shows that yeah, he had to overcome a lot but he had the willpower to overcome it.
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ReplyDelete3 take aways:
1. I personally think it’s amazing that he was able to withdraw and go through the torture and the six years of being held captive. It takes a lot of mental strength.
2. It was very courageous that he went to investigate the blip on the radar and while he was he got shot down trying to protect the bomb squad.
3. It’s inspiring that he had so little and grew up in a poverty environment but still doesn’t let that affect him. He had a loving family and that helped get him through and he never thought of himself as poor.
3 connections:
1. Extraordinary opportunity was shown when he took the opportunity to be in the military. He had a chance to go and help and he took it and not very many people have the chance to do this in their lives.
2. A hidden advantage that was seen on this podcast was that he grew up in a poverty childhood. This helped his pain levels to be more tolerant than others and be able to be mentally tough and make it through the day. This helped when he was captured and he had to use that mindset to make it through each day with the hope of returning to his wife.
3. Cultural legacy was that he lived in an impoverished community but it was irrelevant because of how loved he was.
Madison- I agree with Ale's third takeaway. He grew up in "poverty" but his family life was so rich and wholesome he never considered himself poor.
DeleteDayle- I agree with the fact that Plumb was very mentally strong and he had to be in order to survive.
DeleteMadison Wolter
ReplyDeleteTakeaway #1
Plumb begins this podcast saying he grew up as a rich kid and then goes onto saying that he did not have running water until he was the age of nine. His definition of growing up a rich kid was growing up with a great family who have taught him to be wholesome towards people and to always forgive people. He grew up with good values as a child.
Takeaway #2
He flew 74 successful missions and was only five days away from going home to see his wife, but on his 75th missions he got shot down and was captured as a prisoner of war. He recalls feeling overconfident on his 75th mission and has had 6 years while being in the prison camp to reflect on this day in his life.
Takeaway #3
I find it inspiring when he said that every time he was being tortured he would think to himself that it couldn’t get worst than the pain he was enduring and if it did he would create a “plateau” and cycle through the same thought processes again. Instead of giving up he would keep pushing through the pain.
Connection #1
One of Plumbs hidden advantage was his faith and hope he had through is experience being a prisoner of war. If he didn't have religion as a child he could've given up right away. Without his faith and hope he probably would not have survived this experience.
Connection #2
He grew up in such a close knit community and his parents influenced him to be the man he is today. This would connect to Gladwell's "cultrual legacy" and if he didn't grow up in such a great community he more in likely would not have survived.
Connections #3
Plumb's extraordinary opportunity, believe it or not, was being shot down on his 75th mission. If his 75th mission was successful he would not be the man he is today.
I agree with what you are saying about his extraordinary opportunity was being shot down.
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DeleteI think your first takeaway is interesting because I like the way Plumb described his childhood as being rich
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ReplyDeleteHe had like five days left which after a mistake turned into 6 years of torture.
Takeaway#2
Not totally sure how the heck all those men made it for so many years in there.
Takeaway#3
After he got back the one person he wanted to see so bad had left him for another man but he just pushed on with life.
Connection #1
ReplyDeletePlumb had some cultural legacies that helped him survive. First he was raised with a strong faith. Second he was in the military which is very disciplined.
Connection #2
ReplyDeletePlumb had an extraordinary opportunity by joining the navy. If he hadn't done that his life would be totally different.
Connection #3
ReplyDeletePlumb had a hidden advantage after he got home. He had post traumatic growth which helped he become what he is.
Connection #1 - I believe that Charlie had a hidden advantage when he was captured as a prisoner of war. Growing up, he was introduced to faith. This ended up being something that he held onto when tortured. If he wasn't born in the United States or had religious parents, he probably would not have faith.
ReplyDeleteConnection #2 - As much as it sucks, being shot out of the air was an extraordinary opportunity. Who knows where he would be now? Because of his experience, he has been a light to others through speaking and writing.
Connection #3 - Charlie's culture legacy is what gave him his hidden advantage of faith. Also, even though he didn't grow up with much, he was taught to value love over all. This helped him not only survive, but stay positive coming back home.
Dayle- I agree that having faith and being raised that way helped Charlie through his six years of being a prisoner.
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ReplyDeleteTakeaway #1- Charlie had mental strength that helped him through in order to endure those six years he was a prisoner of war.
Takeaway #2- I think Charlie is very forgiving, even though once he returned home after six years of wanting to see his wife and to find that she had moved on would have been devastating to realize the one thing that kept you alive was no longer waiting for you.
Takeaway #3- Through Plumbs strong faith and his mental strength he is able to stay positive even when his life is tough.
Connection #1- One of Plumbs hidden advantages was that he had his faith and hope to make it out of the camp and that helped him stay mentally strong.
Connection #2- Plumbs cultural legacy of being raised into disiplin by his father helped him and having this disiplin helped Plum through everything.
Connection #3- Plumbs extraordinary opportunity was being shot down, because if he had made it through safely he wouldn’t be speaking about his journey through his tough times.
Christina Krayee
ReplyDeleteThree Personal Takeaways/Reactions
-he grew up in poverty (he had no clue of that as a kid) but considers his family rich in love
-The skills he learned from his parents would help him in the prison camp
-I wonder if in those first moments that he realized he was flying over enemy territory, did he hope for death or survival? did he believe he could dodge his way out of the situation?
-I think it’s amazing and crazy that through the levels of torture his mindset is: If it doesn’t get worse than this I can survive and he can hold on and establish a plateau to help him push through
Three Connections to Outliers
-I think his strong faith was a hidden advantage because through it all he thought there was a purpose to everything happening to him
-The idea of Post Traumatic Growth is interesting because it seems that he turns his situation into an extraordinary opportunity
-Plumb grows despite what happened to him. He doesn’t let his circumstances cripple him.