# Resourcefulness

**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/resourcefulness/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/

Resourcefulness involves understanding what it means to be a reflective and strategic thinker.

Research suggests that making use of reflective and strategic thinking when handling experiences is a key skill related to higher levels of resilience.

## Using what you have to your advantage

Watch this video for a brief introduction to the importance of using reflective and strategic thinking in various aspects of your life.

<https://youtu.be/zfKM5oOrNqA>

## Assess your current level of resourcefulness

### [Academic resourcefulness](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/resourcefulness/academic/)

How clear is your idea of how you can use what is available to you to achieve your academic goals?

### [Personal resourcefulness](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/resourcefulness/personal/)

How clear is your idea of how you can use what is available to you to achieve your personal goals?

### [Social resourcefulness](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/support/success-at-york-toolkit/resourcefulness/social/)

How clear is your idea of how you can use what is available to you to achieve your social goals?