The digital revolution is a historic phase of upheaval that not only offers many opportunities, but also presents people with major challenges. Those who are always online, always reachable, globally networked and exposed to international competition run the risk of getting lost on the data highway and drowning in the flood of information.
Every further development begins with the imagination of how things could be. If we want to shape the future and not just react to changes, we must first think about where we want to go and how something could and should be.
The ability to cope with and overcome crises is a basic existential human characteristic. Psychologists have coined the term resilience for this characteristic. It refers to the ability to not only cope with stress, but to also react actively, flexibly, and creatively to it and to develop further when dealing with a problem. Resilience is therefore not just a topic for psychology and mental health, but also one that concerns us all. This is about the age-old story of crisis, perseverance, and reward.
The “body positivity” movement advocates that instead of reducing people to their external appearance, they should be seen and appreciated by their qualities as a whole—especially their character.
All our lives are limited. Mindless diversions and also occasionally lazing around are quite okay and even necessary, but…
