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How High Can You Jump?
Fleas1 trainers have observed a strange habit of fleas while training them.
Fleas are trained by putting them in a cardboard2 box with a top on it. The fleas will jump up and hit the top of the cardboard box over and over and over again. As you watch them jump and hit the lid3, something very interesting becomes obvious. The fleas continue to jump, but they are no longer jumping high enough to hit the top.
When you take off the lid, the fleas continue to jump, but they will not jump out of the box. They will not jump out because they cannot jump out. Why? The reason is simple. They have conditioned themselves to jump just so high. Once they have conditioned themselves to jump just so high, that is all they can do!
Many times, people do the same thing. They restrict4 themselves and never reach their potential. Just like the fleas, they fail to jump higher, thinking they are doing all they can do.
1 fleas | |
n.跳蚤( flea的名词复数 );爱财如命;没好气地(拒绝某人的要求) | |
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2 cardboard | |
n.硬纸板,卡纸板 | |
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3 lid | |
n.盖子,眼睑;v.加盖,盖上;制止,取缔 | |
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4 restrict | |
n./vt.限制,限定,约束 | |
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