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Learned helplessness occurs when past failures condition you to stop looking for solutions even when escape is possible

When people experience repeated failure in situations that seem inescapable, they learn not to try — even when the situation later becomes escapable. Like Seligman's puppies, entrepreneurs can develop mental conditioning from early failures that prevents them from seeing new opportunities that are actually available to them.

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When people experience repeated failure in situations that seem inescapable, they learn not to try — even when the situation later becomes escapable. Like Seligman's puppies, entrepreneurs can develop mental conditioning from early failures that prevents them from seeing new opportunities that are actually available to them.

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    Learned Helplessness Conditions Entrepreneurs to Stop Seeking Exits

    Learned helplessness occurs when past failures condition you to stop looking for solutions even when escape is possible. Like puppies shocked in inescapable cages who later won't jump over low walls, entrepreneurs can develop mental conditioning that prevents them from seeking new opportunities.

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