Learned helplessness
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Bill Harris - Centerpointe Research Institute
Bill Harris is Director of Centerpointe Research Institute, and also a founding member of the Transformational Leadership Council started by best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul author Jack Canfield.
By Bill Harris - Centerpointe Research Institute
Published on 09/11/2008
In
this post I want to examine one nuance of this yearning for a better
quality of life, something that has fascinated me for a number of
years.
You
could call this, “Why the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer,” or
“Learned Helplessness.” Let me explain what I mean.