Obtening Benefit From Adversity

New scientific researchsuggests thatresilience isn’t something with which only a fortunate few of us have been born, but rather something we can all take specific action to develop. To build strength out of adversity, we need a catalyst. What we need, according toDr. Alex Lickerman, author of The Undefeated Mind, is wisdom―wisdom that adversity has the potential to teach us.

We are, all of us, meaning-seaking creatures

We may begin life as pleasure seekers and pain avoiders, but as our brai...