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After her husband's sudden death, Sheryl Sandberg felt that she and her children would never know joy again. But her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her that there are physical steps people can take to recover and get back on their feet after a devastating experience. We aren't born with a fixed capacity for resilience; it's more like a muscle that anyone can build.
This book combines Cheryl’s insightful personal observations with Adam’s revealing research, exploring how many have overcome illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war. Their stories reveal the resilience of the human spirit and its capacity to rediscover joy. The book also demonstrates how to help others in crisis, cultivate self-compassion, raise resilient children, and build strong families, communities, and workplaces. Many of these lessons can be applied to everyday struggles, enabling us to face whatever tomorrow may bring.
Each of us lives this other choice in some way, and this book will help us to reach the fullest extent possible with this choice.
I recommend this inspiring book to everyone around the world. None of us can escape sadness, loss, or life's frustrations; therefore, the best option is to find our other option.
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Cheryl writes with rare candor about her heartbreaking experience. She and Adam then translate her personal story into a powerful, practical guide for anyone trying to build resilience in their own communities and businesses. It's hard to make your message resonate with readers, and even harder to help them take concrete steps toward a better future. But this book does both. Bill and Melinda Gates, Chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Cheryl is donating all proceeds from this book to option.org, a non-profit initiative to provide
Helping to build resilience and find meaning in the face of adversity.
