What Resilience Means, and Why It Matters
This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others, and justly so; it is probably the most important trait not only for succeeding in life, but for enjoying it as well.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Resilience isn’t about being unshakable; it’s about getting up every time you’re knocked down. It’s about facing challenges head-on, knowing that you might stumble, but you’ll always find your footing again. Adaptability, on the other hand, is about flow—it’s the ability to pivot, to shift gears when life takes an unexpected turn, and to thrive in ... See more
Zoe Scaman • Forty Years, Forty Lessons
What makes some people pursue the unknown with zeal despite setbacks while others give up when the going gets tough? Resilience, a trait that we are not born with, involves the interplay between our natural dispositions and external experiences. Even as children, we can learn the skills that make us more resilient, more willing to tough it out as w
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