Title: What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others - The New York Times
Headings: What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others
What Makes Some People More Resilient Than Others
The very earliest days of our lives, and our closest relationships, can offer clues about how we cope with adversity.
Eilene Zimmerman is author of the memoir “Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction and Tragedy.”
How to Build Resilience

Content: And two-thirds were found to be resilient. Two-thirds were able to function very well in a short period of time.” Eilene Zimmerman is author of the memoir “Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction and Tragedy.” How to Build Resilience
Interviews with large numbers of highly resilient individuals — those who have experienced a great deal of adversity and have come through it successfully — show they share the following characteristics. They have a positive, realistic outlook. They don’t dwell on negative information and instead look for opportunities in bleak situations, striving to find the positive within the negative. They have a moral compass. Highly resilient people have a solid sense of what they consider right and wrong, and it tends to guide their decisions. They have a belief in something greater than themselves.