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How do you go from learned helplessness to learned optimism? Six ways you can unlearn learned helplessness. | Brought to you by Athletic Greens (https://athleticgreens.com/passionstruck) and Trade Coffee Company ((https://drinktrade.com/passionstruck).

What Is Learned Helplessness and How Do You Overcome It?

In this episode of Passion Struck, I discuss learned helplessness psychology, unravel why we learn helplessness, the consequences of it in our lives, and provide six steps through which you can break free from its hold and become your true self via learned optimism.

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Timestamps

• 0:00 Episode teaser and announcements
• 2:47 The experience brought on by learned helplessness
• 4:21 Story of learned helplessness psychology (Baby Elephant Syndrome)
• 7:47 What does it mean to learn helplessness?
• 9:23 How is helplessness learned?
• 10:01 Learned helplessness psychology: what factors affect our ability to help ourselves
• 11:40 What are the consequences of learned helplessness?
• 14:26 Six steps to overcome learned helplessness?
• 17:40 Breaking free from learned helplessness
• 19:48 Wrap up and analysis

Links on Learned Helplessness

* Martin Seligman's Interview on learned helplessness: https://youtu.be/0wE8C-ErkcY

* Angela Duckworth's Grit Scale Quiz: https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale/

* Angela Duckworth's Book: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance: https://amzn.to/36z9X3K  (links to Amazon)

* Dr. Marie Fang's video on learned helplessness: https://youtu.be/YOJBL8uLT2U

* Click Here for the Transcript: https://johnrmiles.com/what-is-learned-helplessness/ 

* 9 Simple Ways to Create Work-Life Balance: https://passionstruck.com/create-work-life-balance-9-simple-ways/

* Baby Elephant Syndrome: https://ourlegacyfoundation.org/baby-elephant-syndrome/

*Learned Helplessness at Fifty: Insights from Neuroscience: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920136/

* PLOS One research:

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