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# The conditioned-elephant story is a warning about...
> The conditioned-elephant story is a warning about learned limits. A barrier may persist in behavior after the original restraint has disappeared, which is why old impossibility should be retested against present capacity.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Trust Economics, Authentic Marketing, and Community as Currency - Workbook|Trust Economics, Authentic Marketing, and Community as Currency]]
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“The conditioned-elephant story is a warning about learned limits. A barrier may persist in behavior after the original restraint has disappeared, which is why old impossibility should be retested against present capacity.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-conditioned-elephant-story-against-present-capacity
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