Codie Sanchez tells the story of a 1957 experiment where rats gave up swimming after 15 minutes, but when rescued and returned to the pool, they swam for over 60 hours. The lesson: hope matters more than strength.
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This shocking experiment on rats teaches you more about success and how to get it than any textbook. So in 1957, this professor, he ran a dark experiment. He dropped rats into a pool to see how long they'd swim before drowning. Los gave up after just 15 minutes. But then he did something interesting. Before they drowned, he rescued them. He let them rest, gave them a break. Then he put them back in the water. The next time they were dropped in, they Swam for over 60 hours. Once they knew survival was possible, they refused to give up. Most people drown because they don't believe help is coming. But when you learn to swim, knowing you'll figure it out, that's the difference between surviving and not even trying. Because the real difference is it's not strength that will keep you going. It's how much hope do you have.