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Harvard psychologist: If you use any of these 9 phrases every day, 'you're more emotionally resilient than most'

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[ad_1] Emotionally resilient people are deliberate in their response to painful experiences. They allow themselves to grieve, remind themselves of what they are grateful for, and focus on what they can control in the moment. But as a Harvard-trained psychologist , I've seen so many people struggle with this. It takes effort, practice and mental strength. If you use any of these phrases every day, you are more emotionally resilient than most: 1. "I can get through this." Emotional resilience is associated with grit and mental toughness. There is an understanding that we have to be strong and overcome adversity without letting it break us. Similar phrase: "As much as I hate this, I can survive it." 2. "I'm not going to let myself be a victim." Being resilient means that when you experience the pain of mistreatment, you shift your perspective from "I'm a victim and powerless to help myself" to "How can I grow from this?"

'Massive shift': Older people will exceed a quarter of G7's workforce by 2031, report says

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[ad_1] A whopping 150 million jobs will shift to workers over the age of 55 by 2030, according to a new global study from Bain & Company .   In the Group of Seven countries , Bain predicts, older and experienced workers will make up more than quarter of the workforce by 2031. "That's a massive shift," Andrew Schwedel, partner at Bain & Company, told CNBC's " Squawk Box Asia " on Tuesday. "Japan is already at the vanguard of this with almost 40% of the workforce over age 55. Europe and the U.S. are not far behind, [with] anywhere from 25 to 30%."  But an aging workforce isn't unique to developed markets — China's elderly population (65 and older), for example, will double by 2050, according to the study.  "Fewer young people are entering the workforce, due partly to lower fertility rates, partly to longer education," Bain added.  "According to OECD data, a long-term trend toward earlier retirement is slowly going