Guest guest Posted October 17, 1999 Report Share Posted October 17, 1999 This was sent by : R. Dinakaran Dynes dynes AVOID THE PIKE SYNDROME The Pike Syndrome experiment illustrates the danger of allowing us to feel victimized by the environment, and the importance of continually testing our perceived constraints. A northern pike was placed in one half of a glass-divided aquarium. In the other side were placed numerous minnows swimming freely and visibly. As the pike became hungrier, it made numerous attempts to reach the minnows but only succeeded in battering its snout against the divider. Eventually, the pike " learned " that reaching the minnows was an impossible task, and even when the divider was removed, surprisingly, the pike did not attack the minnows. The pike assumed complete knowledge, and was unable to take into account situational changes that occurred. How many times have we assumed we have all the information about our circumstances, and are reluctant to push the edges of our perceived abilities? How many times has our glass divider been removed, but we continue to believe that the obstacles facing us are insurmountable? --------thanks for your contritubiton...........jay---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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