Adaptability
Adaptability is the personality trait that helps determine how you respond to change. It’s composed of flexibility (your willingness to change) and versatility (your ability to change). Adaptable people are less anxious and deal better with changes than those were not.
While we may have natural tendencies to be more or less adaptable, we can consciously decide to be more mentally flexible.
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