tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post8138823597647215872..comments2023-11-03T09:42:56.276-06:00Comments on The Blog That Helps You Diagnose Your Characters: Learned HelplessnessAuthor Joshua Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-29364185212307832922012-02-11T18:27:29.389-07:002012-02-11T18:27:29.389-07:00I was rereading Brave New World, and the learned h...I was rereading Brave New World, and the learned helplessness of the worker babies--who get a shock every time they try to pick up a book--is truly creepy. Good stuff to think about, as a writer and a reader!Brenda McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333395912585448384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-68533389355675558282012-02-11T12:21:48.989-07:002012-02-11T12:21:48.989-07:00Hey, Josh. Glad to be back. Lots of reading to do!...Hey, Josh. Glad to be back. Lots of reading to do!Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-40024318940714203522012-02-10T21:59:56.900-07:002012-02-10T21:59:56.900-07:00Interesting insights. Learned helplessness is trul...Interesting insights. Learned helplessness is truly crippling.<br /><br />I'm an oft-published journalist. And an oft-self-published blogger. Do I want to be a published author? Not really, but I'll think about it.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-36151998472015949232012-02-09T17:02:21.105-07:002012-02-09T17:02:21.105-07:00I've been thinking about writing a character w...I've been thinking about writing a character with "learned helplessness"--though I didn't know the term for it before!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-49220516115502063002012-02-09T16:26:26.166-07:002012-02-09T16:26:26.166-07:00You can do it! Don't turn helpless because you...You can do it! Don't turn helpless because you are amazing!aprilhoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992485192426728917noreply@blogger.com