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8 things the world's most extraordinary survivors can teach you about resilience - The Week


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So when life is daunting and we need resilience, keep in mind:

  1. Perceive and believe
  2. Manage your emotions
  3. Be a quitter
  4. Be delusional
  5. Prepare… even if it's too late for preparation
  6. Stay busy, busy, busy
  7. Make it a game
  8. Get help and give help

To live full lives some amount of difficulty is essential.

Richard Tedeschi, a psychologist who treats post-traumatic stress, said that "to achieve the greatest psychological health, some kind of suffering is necessary." [Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience]

You can meet life's challenges with resilience, competence and grace.

And when the troubles are over, science agrees: what does not kill you can in fact make you stronger.

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