Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy

臉書營運長雪柔．桑德伯格(Sheryl Sandberg)與華頓商學院教授亞當．格蘭特(Adam Grant)，年度期待勵志鉅作

人生並不總是給我們內心最想要的東西，在每個人的生命中，或多或少，都面對著非首選的人生道路。它的形式可能是遭逢病苦折磨、失去摯愛、工作失利，或者感情挫敗種種，無論我們再不希望，挫折總會降臨。

當最渴望與完美的選項不(復)可能，
如何在這條措不及防轉了彎的人生道路上，找到再起的力量
並把生命活得同樣精彩

這本書，是你最真摯的支持

【書籍誕生起源】

　　2015年，雪柔‧桑德伯格的丈夫Dave，在健身房突然倒下後便沒有再起。面對丈夫猝逝惡耗的雪柔及兩個孩子悲痛不已，陷入了龐大的虛空，她更堅信，他們將再也無法感受到喜悅與意義。

　　就在失去丈夫的兩週後，雪柔正為了一次父子活動做準備，她悲傷的向朋友哭訴「我想要Dave」，朋友只回答她：「Option A(首選的理想人生)已不可能。」，但也同時與她約定，一定會一同將Option B過得精采無比。

　　於是，如同在《挺身而進》雪柔．桑德伯格透過自身的經歷與故事，激發了全球數百萬的讀者；《Option B》則是她再次與讀者分享，自己面臨生命的巨大挫折以及找尋再起力量的心路歷程。

【內容簡介】

　　《Option B》不僅包含雪柔．桑德伯格以無比的勇氣與真誠，溫暖地向讀者袒露自己面對失去摯愛的經歷，好友亞當．格蘭特也將人們如何面對逆境的最新研究發現，交織在本書中。帶來許多人們從生命的各種挫折中復原，甚至變得更為堅強的動人案例故事。

　　若你正面對著生活中的不順遂，本書提供了許多可以如何面對的深刻洞見；若你身邊有需要支持的人，你亦能在其中找尋到如何幫助他們的方法。而其實，從挫折裡浴火新生並不罕見，人們的韌性(resilience)是如此動人，經過磨難人們往往不僅是站起，而是昇華為更棒的自己。桑德伯格與格蘭特更發現，對於韌性(resilience)的鍛鍊也不必然需要遭逢困境，我們能夠教養出充滿韌性，心理強健的孩子，並且創造相互支持的社區與工作團隊。讓所有人在生命裡找到意義、愛與歡樂。

　　就如同雪柔．桑德伯格寫到：「Dave的死在許多方面都深深地改變了我，我學習到哀傷有多深、失去有多殘酷。但我也學習到，當生命將你拖至水淵身處時，你絕對可以朝底部往下一蹬，破水而出，再次呼吸。」跟著本書，一同找到回彈力，過得無比精彩！(文/博客來編譯)

From the Facebook COO and Wharton's top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks.

     In 2015 Sheryl Sandberg's husband, Dave Goldberg, died suddenly at the age of forty-eight. Sandberg and her two young children were devastated, and she was certain that their lives would never have real joy or meaning again.

     Two weeks after losing her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. "I want Dave," she cried. Her friend replied, "Option A is not available," and then promised to help her make the most of Option B.

     We all live some form of Option B. We all deal with loss: jobs lost, loves lost, lives lost. The question is not whether these things will happen but how we face them when they do.

     Thoughtful, honest, revealing and warm, Option B weaves Sandberg's experiences coping with adversity with new findings from Adam Grant and other social scientists. The book features stories of people who recovered from personal and professional hardship, including illness, injury, divorce, job loss, sexual assault and imprisonment. These people did more than recover--many of them became stronger.

     Option B offers compelling insights for dealing with hardships in our own lives and helping others in crisis. It turns out that post-traumatic growth is common--even after the most devastating experiences many people don't just bounce back but actually bounce forward. And pre-traumatic growth is also possible: people can build resilience even if they have not experienced tragedy. Sandberg and Grant explore how we can raise strong children, create resilient communities and workplaces, and find meaning, love and joy in our lives.

     "Dave's death changed me in very profound ways," Sandberg writes. "I learned about the depths of sadness and the brutality of loss. But I also learned that when life sucks you under, you can kick against the bottom, break the surface and breathe again."

作者簡介

　　SHERYL SANDBERG is chief operating officer at Facebook and international best-selling author of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Prior to Facebook, she was vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google. She previously served as chief of staff for the United States Treasury Department and began her career as an economist with the World Bank. She received B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University. Sandberg serves on the boards of Facebook, The Walt Disney Company, Survey Monkey, ONE, and Women for Women International, and chairs the board of LeanIn.Org.

　　ADAM GRANT is a psychologist and Wharton’s top-rated professor. As the New York Times best-selling author of Originals and Give and Take, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s twenty-five most influential management thinkers and received distinguished scholarly achievement awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation. He serves as a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times. Grant earned his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.