What is Learned Helplessness and Six Ways You Can Unlearn It? with John R. Miles EP 127

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

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🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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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. Thank you for listening to the podcast. I hope you also keep up with the weekly videos I post on the YouTube channel, subscribe to, and share your learnings with those who need to hear them. Your comments are my oxygen, so please take a second and say 'Hey' ;). Episode Sponsor This episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Athletic Greens and Trade Coffee Company. Athletic Greens is a health and wellness company that makes comprehensive daily nutrition really simple. ONE scoop contains 75 vitamins, including multivitamins, multi minerals, probiotics, and immune-supporting mushrooms. Get a free one year supply of Vitamin D3/K2 and five travel packs at athleticgreens.com/passionstruck Elevate your coffee ritual w/ sustainably sourced coffee delivered fresh from 50+ roasters. We'll help you brew a better cup of coffee at home. 5 Million+ Bags Shipped. Get a total of $30 off your first order plus free shipping when you go to https://drinktrade.com/passionstruck. Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. 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: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249056 * American Psychological Association research: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2001-18225-005 * Are you having trouble prioritizing yourself? John discusses the importance of self-love in Episode 104 * John explains why materialism is impacting your success and happiness in episode 96. * Do you know the science of healthy habits? John explores this in-depth in Episode 108. * Suppose you missed our interview with Jen Bricker-Bauer on Everything is Possible. Don't panic! You can catch up by downloading it here. * How do you strengthen your relationship with your best self? Explore episode 110. Find John on the Socials: * Twitter: https://twitter.com/Milesjohnr * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrmiles.c0m * Medium: https://medium.com/@JohnRMiles * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_r_miles * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesjohn/ * Blog: https://passionstruck.com/blog/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_stru

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0:00.0	the opposite of joy is helplessness.
0:02.6	When we feel helpless and see the loss of hope in our lives,
0:06.4	we relinquish the capacity to feel joy and believe that life cannot be more promising than
0:12.5	its current state. Welcome to PassionStruct. Hi, I'm your host, John Armeyles, and on the show,
0:17.9	we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance of the world's most inspiring people and turn their
0:24.0	wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you. Our mission is to help you unlock the
0:30.4	power of intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself. If you're new to the
0:36.0	show, I offer advice and answer listener questions on Fridays. We have long form interviews the rest
0:42.4	of the week with guest-ranging from astronauts to authors, CEOs, creators, innovators,
0:49.1	scientists, military leaders, visionaries, and athletes. Now, let's go out there and become
0:55.3	PassionStruct. Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Momentum Friday, an episode 127 of PassionStruct.
1:03.1	And thank you to each and every one of you who comes back weekly to listen and learn,
1:08.6	how to live better, be better, and impact the world. And over the past week, we crossed
1:13.6	several important milestones. First, the global popularity of the podcast increased to the top
1:20.8	0.05% in the world, with now over 100 countries tuning in monthly to the show. Additionally,
1:28.7	we crossed over 5,000 five star ratings on Apple, and we couldn't have done either of those things
1:35.6	without you and your support of this movement. I wanted to take the opportunity to recognize
1:41.2	one of our listeners from the United States. Johnson writes, gets it, John is nailing it. True
1:47.1	person, vulnerable, real, finds the wise people, is open about his path. Grateful for this interesting,
1:54.2	compelling, and essential show. Thank you so much, Johnson, for that kind review. We appreciate that
1:59.8	more than you could possibly know, because that is exactly the type of show we are trying to create.
2:04.8	And in case you missed our interviews from this week, we had on Rob Greenley, who is a 2017 inductee
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