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Option B

by Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant · first published 2017

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After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void," she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe." Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. It is a muscle that everyone can build. Option B combines Sheryl's personal insights with Adam's research on finding strength i

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  • matco11 · Jun 23, 2017 · Recommends

    First, know that everybody has to go through this, and that time helps. Reading "Option B" by Sheryl Sandberg can help you putting many things in perspective. I recommend it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1524732680/ref=mp_s_a_1_1

    on “Ask HN: How do you deal with the death of a loved one?” ↗
  • FahadUddin92 · Dec 12, 2018 · Mentions

    …Business 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck The Pragmatic Programmer Outliers Delivering Happiness The Four Hour Work Week Good to Great Sacred Games Option B Entrepreneuring Pakistan Give and Take Your Money or Your Life Zero to One - Notes on Startups Pour Your Heart Into It Fourth Industrial Revolution

    on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗

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