About this source
Written by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant after the sudden death of Sandberg's husband Dave Goldberg, Option B combines personal narrative with psychological research to explore how people can build resilience in the face of adversity, recover from loss, and find joy again. Drawing on Seligman's learned optimism, Tedeschi and Calhoun's post-traumatic growth research, and dozens of real-world stories, the book provides actionable frameworks for individuals, families, and organizations to face hardship and emerge stronger.
Frameworks extracted
12 totalSELFongoing
Pre-Traumatic Growth Preparation
Build resilience before adversity strikes so you are ready when it does
LEADmonths
Compassionate Workplace Response Protocol
Support grieving employees with time, flexibility, and sustained institutional care
MINDdays
The Lean-In-to-the-Suck Method
Reduce suffering by expecting and accepting pain rather than fighting it
LEADmonths
Learning from Failure at Work
Build organizational resilience through systematic failure analysis and psychological safety
INFongoing
Collective Resilience Through Shared Identity
Build group resilience through shared hope, shared narrative, and shared experience
INFongoing
Raising Resilient Kids: The Four Core Beliefs
Build children's resilience through control, growth mindset, mattering, and real strengths
MINDweeks
Taking Back Joy
Give yourself permission to experience happiness alongside grief
MINDmonths
Post-Traumatic Growth Pathway
Transform suffering into five dimensions of personal growth
SELFweeks
Self-Compassion and Self-Freeing Beliefs
Replace self-limiting beliefs with self-freeing ones through structured self-kindness
INFdays
The Platinum Rule of Support
Ask people what they need instead of giving what you would want
COMdays
The Elephant Acknowledgment Protocol
Break the silence around suffering by naming what everyone is avoiding
MINDweeks
The Three P's Reframe
Defeat the cognitive traps of Personalization, Pervasiveness, and Permanence