Emmy Werner, a US researcher conducted a longitudinal study on resilience

and she observed that in general resilient children tended to be autonomous and independent, seeking out new experiences, with a “positive social orientation.” “Though not especially gifted, these children used whatever skills they had effectively,” Perhaps most importantly, the resilient children had what psychologists call an “internal locus of control”: they believed that they, and not their circumstances, affected their achievements. The resilient children saw themselves as the orchestrators of their own fates. They measured higher on the scale that measured locus of control. Read more here
http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-secret-formula-for-resilience

If you are interested in understanding more about your own outlook (locus of control) then you can take a test here https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_90.htm

It is clear that neither outlook is better than the other, as is often the way balance and moderation hold the keys to a healthy lifestyle. I thought this following list is worthwhile reviewing occasionally.

By Jane Macnaught

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