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Post-Traumatic Growth of Wisdom after Covid

It is both a popular belief and a research backed notion that wisdom is gained through experience.  The more challenging the experience, the more opportunity for growth. Situations that push us to the limits of our endurance are called “ultimate limit experiences,”and they can accelerate the development of wisdom. The psychological term for inner growth that springs from stressful experiences, is “post-traumatic growth.” These two areas of research overlap, and ultimately come to the same conclusion: The opportunity for growth exists within all crisis, but not everyone who goes through a life crisis becomes wise as a result. The Post-traumatic growth of wisdom after

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The Skill of Wisdom: Part 1

If you ask 10 people “What is wisdom?” you will likely get 10 different answers, but connecting them are likely underlying themes, such as having a wealth of knowledge, but knowing the limits of that knowledge, taking different perspectives into account, giving good advice, or having self-awareness. Often we decide who is wise by observing the outcomes of the decisions they make in their lives and the quality of their relationships. We see the wisdom they hold through their actions. Often wisdom is used synonymously with knowledge or insight, but if you dive a little deeper, you will find that knowledge and insight are

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