Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong by Steve Magness | Book Club

Full Title: Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
Suggested by: Derek R
Pages to read: 216
ISBN: 9780063098619 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780063098633 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What does it mean to be tough?
•How does being tough effect sports?
•How does being tough effect how a child develops?
•How tough are the people who are trained through authoritarian methods?
•What happened to people who are punished into becoming better, when they are not being punished?
•Who are the Junction Boys?
•Can cruel training methods build toughness?
•What is dissociation?
•How do soldiers build toughness?
•What does it mean to believe in yourself?
•How does confidence effect coping with a situation?
•What happened to the self-esteem research and how did that research effect society?
•How does self-worth effect a person’s mental health?
•When does faking confidence work?
•What is give-up-it is and how does it effect society?
•How does a sense of control effect mental health?
•How do emotions effect thinking and behavior?
•Why is being alone a skill?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.