Hi Gregg,

I really like this post. My recent post on PT has some overlap with hers, so I'd been in touch with her about it. Her post is about everyone and mine was focused on Gen Z, specifically (current college students). Resilience is key here. Gen Z was already falling apart and educators were scratching our heads trying to figure out how to help them and where this omnipresent angst and anxiety came from, and I'm really worried how they'll come out of this. I'll be teaching them next year as will many of you, I imagine....

"Let the truth of love be lighted, let the love of truth shine clear. Sensibility, armed with sense and liberty, with the heart and mind united in a single, perfect sphere." ~ Neil Peart

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On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 8:28 AM Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi List,

FYI, here is the most popular blog on PT.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-pulse-mental-health/202004/10-things-mentally-strong-people-do-during-pandemic

As those who know the Unified Framework know, I tend to have mixed feelings about positive psychology and prescriptions for happiness. But I do think that the recent framing that is evident in this blog in terms of character adaptation that tends to be associate with anti-fragile resilience is reasonable. That is, I am generally fine with the basic frame of trying to teach people what “mentally strong” (i.e., resilient, anti-fragile, not overly reactive or easily overwhelmed). As such, I am sharing it here and welcome considerations.

Best,
Gregg

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