Resilience

I’ve been thinking a lot about resilience lately. I’m involved with a project whose goal is to build the resilience of the citizens of my state, the great state of Maine. Now that’s not to say that Mainers aren’t a resilient lot; they’re probably more resilient than most of the folks in this country. Ever [...]

After visiting our government’s web site dedicated to emergency preparedness, I noticed that there was a lot of discussion about duct tape, but hardly any about resilience — the skills and attitudes that help people deal with a crisis. I wondered how well people were going to use the tape and follow the government’s instructions [...]