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Lastly, resilience emerges out of a system’s ability to endure and bounce back from stress, like a jelly that wobbles on a plate without losing its form, or a spider’s web that survives a storm.
Kate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
Resilience requires a kind of elasticity, an ability to stretch and reach but then to return, to spring back into a former shape—or perhaps to shapeshift into something new if the circumstances require it. Resilience is stretchy where optimization is brittle; resilience invites change where optimization demands continuity. But whether we’re talking
... See moreMandy Brown • Against Optimization
Flexibility is an important component of resilience.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
Resilience means not having one's morale destroyed by setbacks. Setbacks are inevitable once problems reach a certain size, so if you can't bounce back from them, you can only do good work on a small scale. But resilience is not the same as obstinacy. Resilience means setbacks can't change your morale, not that they can't change your mind.
Paul Graham • The Right Kind of Stubborn
resilience—“good outcomes in spite of serious threats to adaptation or development.”
Nassir Ghaemi • A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
