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What is the "crab-in-a-bucket" theory?
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Part of human nature includes the capacity to resent those people that distinguish
themselves and get ahead in the world. In fact, there is a common fisherman's tale that
models this behavior almost exactly.
It involves crabs in a bucket...
If you've even seen this, you probably never realized what was going on.
According to everyone in the know, if you put a single crab in a bucket, it'll figure a way
to pull itself out. However, if you put more than one crab in a bucket, not a single one
will ever "break" out because as soon as one crab gets near the top, the others
combine to reach up, grab onto it and pull it back down.
Maybe they get upset...
I don't really forsee the crabs thinking too critically about this, but it is a powerful
metaphor because many people often reach out and try to "pull" another person when
they see someone getting ahead or see somebody who's taking a completely different
path, the tendency is to reach out and try to pull that person back. If and when they
resist, this same people then begin to punish the "outcast" using many social ways.
Ironically, often the people who pull you back are those who are close to you, primarily
because they see your accomplishments and achievements as a negative reflection on
themselves.
Fitness is one of these achievements. Therefore, when you begin your program, make
sure to keep much of it to yourself. Better to make everything seem effortless and
keep almost everyone out of your business.
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