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. 2022 Sep 12;13:993991. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.993991

Table 1.

Ten-Keys for resilience by Patrizio Paoletti Foundation. Revised version from (Di Giuseppe et al., 2022a).

Key Content Neuropsychopedagogical principle
(1) Focus on what you can control and make small decisions. Bringing attention to the here and now and making small decisions to overcome uncertainty. Observation and Self-observation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2011a)
(2) Identify an attainable, exciting, measurable goal. Setting goals, foreseeing obstacles, and cultivating positive beliefs. Observation and Self-observation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2011a).
(3) Several times a day become aware of your posture. Setting body posture for physical activation, raising attention and self-confidence. Observation and Self-observation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2011a).
(4) Be inspired by stories. Following resilience role-models. Mediation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2011b).
(5) Ask yourself what is really important. Training in self-motivation, listening to your most intimate preferences. Mediation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2011b).
(6) Cultivate gratitude. Learning to cultivate positive emotions (e.g., gratitude) and to manage negative emotions. Mediation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2011b).
(7) Appreciate the other as a resource, cultivate and expand your social network. Listening, sharing experiences, enhancing social and interpersonal resources. Translation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2012).
(8) Cultivate curiosity. Learning from everything and from every experience. Translation (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2012).
(9) Practice a few minutes of silence. Practicing multiple times a day intentional silence, envisioning the best version of yourself. Normalization (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2013)
(10) Embrace and transform: before bedtime, generate your tomorrow today. Self-programming and foreshadowing of the future through proactive storytelling of daily life. Normalization (Paoletti and Selvaggio, 2013)