fleas in a jar
fleas in a jar
fleas in a jar

Education

Like Fleas in a Jar

If we put fleas in a jar with no lid, they'll jump out in no time. After a while, even when the lid is removed, the fleas no longer try to jump out of the jar. They see the 'lid' as the boundary, which has conditioned them to limit their jumping. ' The fleas in a jar story, whether true or not, is a helpful analogy for how we might sometimes place limits on our achievements.

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