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Are we sometimes too strong for our own good Amid epidemics of anxiety and depressionthreats of ecological and economic disaster not to mention a pandemic resilience has been the buzzword of the decade the answer to every challenge we face as individuals organizations and communities We seldom stop to ask if our insistence on persevering is really in our long term interest Does it trap us in patterns of behavior that no longer make sense foreclose too soon on better opportunities and stifle positive development With examples ranging from overly optimistic thinking habits to risk averse descisions by corporations and governments Michael Ungar one of the world s leading resilience experts explores how even the most resilient among us can fail catastrophically The Limits of Resilience is a witty compassionate argument that true resilience lies not so much in always bouncing back but in our ability to self disrupt and embrace occasional but much needed failure The Limits of Resilience When to Persevere When to Change and When to QuitGood information Resilience costs in unexpected ways 9781990823558