toughness

a.k.a. resilience

Toughness is sometimes seen has having a vice shadow (insensitivity, ill temper, vain masculinity) but it can be an ingredient of endurance/perseverance.

Complementary virtues¶

• endurance
• fortitude
• grit
• hardiness
• perseverance
• persistence
• strength

Contrasting vices¶

• weakness
• wimpiness
• being a delicate flower
• being a milquetoast
• folding easily

Virtues possibly in tension¶

• meekness
• tenderness

How to acquire or strengthen it¶

TBD

Notes and links¶

• Resilience in the Face of Adversity
• Resilience as a Life Skill
• Resilience Revisited
• Resilience requires resources (it’s not DIY)
• Skills You Need: resilience

Mentioned elsewhere¶

TBD

Inspirational quotes¶

TBD