"The Elephant Knot - Why we stay tied down when we are strong enough to break free" uses a classic circus metaphor to explain the psychological concept of "Learned Helplessness." A baby elephant is tied with a strong rope and learns it cannot escape. As an adult, it can easily snap the rope, but it doesn't try because it believes it's impossible. This book argues that humans suffer from the same conditioning.Psychologist Samuel Dent explains how past failures create false boundaries in our minds. He reviews the research of Martin Seligman and provides cognitive behavioral tools to "test the...