Pollyanna principle Pollyanna principle The Pollyanna principle (also called Pollyannaism or positivity bias) is the tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. Research indicates that at the subconscious level, the mind has a tendency to focus on the optimistic; while at the conscious level, it has a tendency to focus on the negative. This subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle and is similar to the Forer effect. The name derives from the 1913 novel "Pollyanna" by Eleanor H. Porter describing a girl who plays the "glad game"—trying to find something to
The Pause (novel) The Pause (novel) The Pause is a 2015 novel by Australian author John Larkin. It looks deep at the devastating impact of teenage suicide, and how it affects the people around them. It is a personal narrative of its main character Declan O’Malley, describing his life following an attempted suicide after his love interest Lisa is forced to move to Honk-Kong by her abusive mother. The book won the 2015 Queensland Literary Award. The book is a first-person reflective narrative of the main character Declan O’Malley who commits suicide after his girlfriend Lisa is forcefully relocated to Honk-Kong after their