Sheryl Sandberg

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

But Option B goes beyond Sheryl’s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness, job loss, sexual assault, natural disasters, and the violence of war.

Grief is a demanding companion.

Resilience is the strength and speed of our response to adversity—and we can build it.

Recognizing that negative events aren’t personal, pervasive, or permanent makes people less likely to get depressed and better able to cope.

when they didn’t take rejections personally and remembered that they could approach new prospects tomorrow, they sold more than twice as much and stayed in the job twice as long as their colleagues.

My boss Mark Zuckerberg, my brother-in-law Marc, and Marne planned the funeral.

Not exactly the kind of disruption Silicon Valley is looking for.

And sadly, it’s far less common than it should be.
After the death of a loved one, only 60 percent of private sector workers get paid time off—and usually just a few days.