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Psychological hardiness is a resilience trait

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Instead of just telling people to toughen up, psychologists created a complex framework detailing why some people handle chaos better than others. Hardiness involves an unwavering commitment to control and viewing chaotic stress as a fun challenge rather than a disaster. It is essentially the academic term for being too stubborn to let circumstances defeat you.

Psychological hardiness is a resilience trait
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