Brett McKay over at the Art of Manliness has been doing a series on resiliency recently. It’s not about resistance to infection or anything like that. He’s been talking about building your mental and emotional resiliency.

I just think you can never really be self reliant if your mood, drive, and stability are controlled completely by external circumstances.

So far, he’s got four parts up.

Building Your Resiliency: An Introduction

Building Your Resiliency: Avoiding Learned Helplessness

Building Your Resiliency: Taking Control of Your Life

Building Your Resiliency: Iceberg Ahead!