tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post2540541665281666203..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Sunday Essay - resilience and the need for slack in an overstressed worldJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-29277243788455944402012-04-05T06:41:07.721+10:002012-04-05T06:41:07.721+10:00Sorry for the delay in responding, Ramana. That bo...Sorry for the delay in responding, Ramana. That book looks interesting.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-45006083578006666782012-03-20T02:08:51.280+11:002012-03-20T02:08:51.280+11:00Synchronicity! I have been mentoring a young entr...Synchronicity! I have been mentoring a young entrepreneur and the latest thrust has been on resilience. I have borrowed heavily from Diane Coutu in the Harvard Business Review in my chats as well as http://www.amazon.com/Power-Resilience-Achieving-Confidence-Personal/dp/0071431985Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-20683815213016026922012-03-19T08:31:33.770+11:002012-03-19T08:31:33.770+11:00Thinking further about your point, Evan, I'm s...Thinking further about your point, Evan, I'm sot sure that's right. I think that it depends upon the way that anger is expressed.<br /><br />That's interesting Rod. I hope that you are looking after yourself now!<br /><br />Facinating piece, kvd, given that we have two cats! Now I have something else to blame.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-74844311998158124762012-03-19T06:57:35.039+11:002012-03-19T06:57:35.039+11:00Jim, you mentioned your cat ate your homework the ...Jim, you mentioned your cat ate your homework the other day, but it might just be that this is the least of your problems:<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/8873/1/<br /><br />- a fascinating, if long, read...<br /><br />I hope the coming week brings more balance to your endeavours.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-46127730739033168342012-03-18T17:15:42.415+11:002012-03-18T17:15:42.415+11:00Interesting timing for this post Jim,
On my blog ...Interesting timing for this post Jim,<br /><br />On my blog you wished me a quick recovery for illness (which included surgery). The bit I didn't mention was that I was found to have an episode of depression and panic attacks following a prolonged period of stress at work.<br /><br />I have been very resilient up until a point where there was 'a straw that broke the camels back".<br /><br />I certainly read your post with interest.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962789743908134314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-75343113564754395852012-03-18T16:15:37.484+11:002012-03-18T16:15:37.484+11:00The problem with having a plan b, kvd, is two fold...The problem with having a plan b, kvd, is two fold. When things are going well you don't need it. When things are going badly, it's all too hard!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-17403062360972138342012-03-18T15:31:13.848+11:002012-03-18T15:31:13.848+11:00Evan that's an interesting take. I'll hav...Evan that's an interesting take. I'll have to think about that.<br /><br />For me an ordinary, healthy life means always having a fully formed, viable 'Plan B' whereas to be depressed means your Plan B consists basically of the thought "why bother?"<br /><br />A thousand word treatise condensed to bypass Jim's spam catcher, but I'll think about your theory.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-32613501765269886012012-03-18T15:00:45.254+11:002012-03-18T15:00:45.254+11:00I think depressionis anger turned inwards. You ca...I think depressionis anger turned inwards. You can check this out - when you are depressed see if you are angry, express it and observe if the depression doesn't diminish to the extent the anger is expressed.<br /><br />So the way forward is constructive expression of the anger - not easy, but it is a way forward.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.com