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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