Term
Resilience
The ability to adapt well to life despite misfortune, trauma or long, severe stress. This is how the American Psychological Association defines it.
Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience, Meg Jay
Explained in
- Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience, Meg Jay
- Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant
The key idea of the book: the ability to withstand life's blows and recover from them. The authors describe it as the strength and speed of our response to adversity.