“…In this issue of BJS Open , the article ‘Association of resilience and psychological flexibility with surgeons’ mental wellbeing’ by Greville-Harris et al . 1 hypothesizes that, while certain more fixed personality traits may be associated with more or less risk of negative mental health outcomes, some psychological skills may be actionable targets that could mediate the relationship between personality and workplace-related mental health difficulty. The premise of the work builds upon the adage to accept what you cannot change, change what you cannot accept and have the wisdom to know the difference.…”