Just think about it

1. What is learned helplessness? Well, in India when elephant trainers catch a baby elephant, ......................  tie its legs with a rope to a post. 
2. And ............................ baby elephant will struggle for days trying to break free. 
3. And it eventually gives up when .............. learns that it's useless. 
4. When it grows up, ........................... trainers keep it tied using the same rope. And even though it's now strong enough to break free and escape, the elephant stands around waiting for the trainers. 
5. Because it's learned ............................. it's meaningless. This elephant has developed what's known as learned helplessness. And this is the fact despite having the power to change its situation, it's learned to feel helpless instead because of the past. It was identified by scientists in 1960's who do the same thing by shocking dogs. Highly unethical, of course.  But what does this have to do with us? Well in your life you may have experienced a crushing defeat and learned that there's just no way to overcome it. Maybe it's not the case. Maybe that's just the story you have told yourself. 

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