Learn how to protect your pets from the chemicals in your home; and why resilience is a process, not a fixed trait. More from Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Shaw Becker: Pick up "The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer": https://foreverdog.com/about/ Dr. Karen Becker on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctor.karen.becker Rodney Habib on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodneyhabib Follow @drkarenbecker on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkarenbecker/ Follow @RODNEYHABIB on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RODNEYHABIB/ Follow @drkarenbecker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drkarenbecker Follow @rodneyhabib on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rodneyhabib Rodney Habib on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVR-WWoQ6J4kZNmPwdZkNQ/videos Resilience is a process that fluctuates over time, not a fixed trait by Cameron Duke Flynn, P. J., Bliese, P. D., Korsgaard, M. A., & Cannon, C. (2021). Tracking the Process of Resilience: How Emotional Stability and Experience Influence Exhaustion and Commitment Trajectories. Group & Organization Management, 46(4), 692–736. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011211027676 Reynolds, E. (2021, August 23). Study Of Marching Band Shows That Resilience Is A Process, Not A Fixed Trait. Research Digest. https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/08/23/study-of-marching-band-shows-that-resilience-is-a-process-not-a-fixed-trait/ Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to learn something new every day withCody Gough andAshley Hamer. Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.
Learn how to protect your pets from the chemicals in your home; and why resilience is a process, not a fixed trait.
More from Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Shaw Becker:
Resilience is a process that fluctuates over time, not a fixed trait by Cameron Duke
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CODY: Hi! You’re about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from curiosity-dot-com. I’m Cody Gough.
ASHLEY: And I’m Ashley Hamer. Today, you’ll learn about how to protect your pets from the chemicals in your home, with two of the world’s most popular and trusted pet-care advocates, Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Becker. Then, you’ll learn why resilience is a process, not a fixed trait.
CODY: Let’s satisfy some curiosity.
Dr. Karen Becker and Rodney Habib - Household chemicals and your dog (Ashley)
One of the saddest truths about owning a pet is that they don't live as long as we do. So it's a good idea to do everything you can to make sure they live as long and healthy of a life as possible. Our guests today set out to help dog parents do just that. Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Becker are two of the world's most popular and trusted pet-care advocates who have just come
out with a new book: "The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer." And we asked them: how are the things that keep dogs healthy different from what keep humans healthy?
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So, look for less toxic cleaning products, give cleaned surfaces a rinse, and open a window on cleaning day. Seems simple enough! Again, that was Rodney Habib and Dr. Karen Becker, authors of the new book: "The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer." They'll be back tomorrow to talk about why you should avoid overfeeding your dog.
Resilience is a process that fluctuates over time, not a fixed trait by Cameron Duke (Cody)
Resilience is the ability to dust ourselves off and keep going when we take a hit. We tend to think of some people as more resilient than others, but recent research suggests resilience is not a fixed trait. Instead, it’s a process that can change over time.
The researchers chose a marching band for a study on workplace resilience for a few reasons. One, being in a marching band is a ton of pressure, as playing an instrument while marching is hard enough without doing it in front of a stadium of people. It also requires a lot of commitment: you’ve got your individual practice sessions, section rehearsals, and full band rehearsals, all on top of a full class schedule. That level of commitment can often lead to burnout, and staving off that burnout requires resilience. That’s what the researchers wanted to focus on.
Throughout the 12-week marching season, the researchers had the band members fill out surveys indicating how they were feeling. The surveys had them measure their level of burnout, emotional stability, and commitment to the band. They also indicated how high their workload was and, at the end of the season, whether they intended to stay in the band next year.
As you might expect, the members reported an increase in their workload over the course of the season. And that came with increases in burnout and decreases in their commitment to the band. But those changes weren’t the same for everybody. The researchers found that the more emotionally stable a band member was, the less likely they were to lose their sense of commitment. But experience mattered, too: first-year students burned out much more slowly and stayed more committed than students who had been with the band longer, regardless of their emotional stability.
Someone who can stay determined and upbeat when the going gets tough, like these band members did, is showing signs of real resilience. But the fact that experience level mattered too suggests that context might be just as important as emotional stability for predicting resilience.
And the longer you have to be resilient, the harder it gets. Essentially, the researchers argue that resilience is a process: one that fluctuates over time, depending on your demands, your personality, and your prior experiences.
So if you don’t feel too resilient from time to time, just remember that’s normal. A different situation might make you feel completely differently. And if you’ve pegged someone else as a resilient person, just remember that everyone’s resilience has limits.
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Let’s do a quick recap of what we learned today
1. CODY: Pretty much any chemical you put in your home is eventually going to end up in your dog’s system, because they don’t bathe daily like we humans do! So be mindful of the cleaning products and fertilizers you use. If you have to use a heavy cleaner, then rinse it off when you’re done so it’s less likely to end up inside your pet. But at the very least, open your windows and air out your home when you can! Simple fixes like this are tips straight from the owners of the oldest dogs in the world, so don’t underestimate the power of a little ventilation.
2. ASHLEY: Resilience may be more of a process than a fixed trait. A study found that while marching band members with more emotional stability tended to be more resilient, people who had spent less time in the band were also more resilient. That suggests that resilience isn’t all about who you are — some of it is about what you’ve been through, too.
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ASHLEY: The writer for today’s resilience story was Cameron Duke.
CODY: Our managing editor is Ashley Hamer, who was also an audio editor on today’s episode. ASHLEY: Our producer and audio editor is Cody Gough.
CODY: [AD LIB SOMETHING FUNNY] Join us again tomorrow to learn something new in just a few minutes.
ASHLEY: And until then, stay curious!