The Psychology Podcast
The Gentle Power of Sisu w/ Dr. Elisabet Lahti
November 6, 202548 min · 7,412 words
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This week, Scott welcomes Dr. Elisabet Lahti—educator, applied psychology researcher, and founder of the Sisu Lab. Dr. Lahti is the world’s leading expert on sisu, a Finnish concept that embodies extraordinary courage, resilience, and determination in the face of adversity. Together, they explore the meaning of sisu and how it can help us persevere even when we think we’ve reached our limits. Dr.
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I personally think that it's those micro moments in our ordinary life where we either choose to, let's say, turn away from our family member or partner or from a challenge and or we keep our heart closed instead of facing what is there or feeling the tough emotion, for example.
“Sisu is more like it happens in the moment. So it's not about the long-distance goal, but it's actually in a moment when we feel that we are at the limits of our perceived capacities.”
“whereas grit, perseverance, hardiness, they are qualities of the mind. And so Sisu is what I would call embodied fortitude instead of mental fortitude.”
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