Before you give UP

Before you give UP

Dr. Manish Jain Dr. Manish Jain

Dr. Manish Jain

Be the Change You wish to see

发布日期: 2017年7月18日
+ 关注

During a study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water. 


On average they'd give up and sink after 15 minutes. 


But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes - and put them back in for a second round.


In this second try - how long do you think they lasted?


Remember - they had just swam until failure only a few short minutes ago...


How long do you think?


Another 15 minutes?

10 minutes?

5 minutes?


No!


60 hours!


That's not an error. 


That's right! 60 hours of swimming.


The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought possible. 


I will leave you with this thought:


If hope can cause exhausted rats to swim for that long, what could a belief in yourself and your abilities, do for you?

要查看或添加评论，请登录

Dr. Manish Jain的更多文章

  • Empowering Dreams: How Kineer Transformed Lucky’s Life
    2024年11月2日

    Empowering Dreams: How Kineer Transformed Lucky’s Life

    Lucky’s story is one of resilience, hope, and the power of genuine support. A young transgender woman with dreams of…

  • Message in a Bottle
    2024年10月21日

    Message in a Bottle

    Imagine opening your phone to find a heartfelt message from someone whose journey you've been a part of, someone from…

  • Gulabi Saree - This is unreal
    2023年12月17日

    Gulabi Saree - This is unreal

    Dr. Manish Jain (He/Him) ? You (He/Him) ? YouExecutive Director Kineer Services Pvt.

  • What does it mean to stay grounded?
    2022年11月11日

    What does it mean to stay grounded?

    At its core, to “stay grounded” means that you have the ability to stay calm and connect to the core of who you are in…

  • Why so scared?
    2021年9月15日

    Why so scared?

    Recently on my way back to Delhi, from Pune, I saw an elderly lady, probably a cancer survivor, with a fractured arm on…

  • When My Mother assisted My Mother
    2021年2月17日

    When My Mother assisted My Mother

    The story begins with team Kineer seeking to assist the legendary mother of orphans – Dr. Sindhutai Sapkal, lovingly…

    4 条评论
  • My Slice of Heaven
    2019年6月4日

    My Slice of Heaven

    As humans we consciously or unconsciously are in constant search for just one thing – Happiness. Mr.

    4 条评论
  • True Earnings
    2019年4月23日

    True Earnings

    As we walked down the building, after her interview at ISS facility management services, Sneha looked at me with a…

    3 条评论
  • A Paradigm Shift
    2018年8月1日

    A Paradigm Shift

    LAXMI NARAYAN TRIPATHI is the Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Kinaar Akhada, a transgender rights activist, dancer and…

  • When You Feel Like Giving Up
    2018年3月27日

    When You Feel Like Giving Up

    Sometimes in life, we feel like throwing in the towel and burying our heads in a pillow to just forget everything…

社区洞察

其他会员也浏览了