Even for the relatively self-aware and emotionally adept, struggles can take us by surprise. But learning healthy ways to move through adversity—a collection of skills that researchers call resilience—can help us cope better and recover more quickly, or at least start heading in that direction. The Greater Good Science Center has curated 12 practices, within five broad categories, to develop resilience.
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Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience
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Paving the path to integrity, peace and happiness
Video
18 minutes
By: Bashir Jiwani, TEDx
You don’t have to be nice to political opponents. But you do need to talk to them.
Article
12 minutes
By: Teresa Bejan, Washington Post
What?/so what?/now what?
Tool
40 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Empathy expert teaches how to understand others even when you politically disagree
Article
15 minutes
By: ASU, Elizabeth Segal
Modeling resilience for kids
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25 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)