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  • Dale posted an update 2 years, 8 months ago

    During a BRUTAL 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…[Read more]

    • Hi Dale:

      That is an amazing story. You said: “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 impossible.” Hope is such a powerful element in survival and personal growth. It can defeat us or propel us forward to new heights of…[Read more]