Exploring Specific Strengths and Personal Growth

What does it mean to truly be Resilient? Dr. Hanson explains the importance of Resilience and HOW we can grow the most important strength for achieving reliable happiness. 

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Timestamps:

0:30: Why resilience is important

2:05: The HOW of growing key strengths

5:00: Dealing with challenges/What's in your backpack?

6:30: Resources, challenges, and vulnerabilites

7:40: Changing the brain for the better

9:45: How is this different from just "positive thinking"?

11:10: The negativity bias

13:45: The hopefulness of growing strengths

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