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Do Hard Things — But Not the Way You Were Taught
Do Hard Things begins by challenging one of our most familiar ideas about resilience: that toughness is created by suppressing emotion, tolerating pain without complaint, and being pushed beyond our limits. Steve Magness argues that much of what we have traditionally called toughness is actually fear, insecurity and obedience wearing a more respectable name.Drawing on sports, psychology, coaching and performance research, Magness presents a different model. Real toughness means accurately interpreting discomfort, regulating the response to it, maintaining perspective under pressure and…
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