ExtremophileQualities

We start this project with some hypotheses about what enables certain people to be extremophiles

resilient, adaptable, emotionally strong, perservering. As we conduct interviews, we will be examining our theories and looking for nuts-and-bolts mechanisms that extremophile people use to develop their emotional muscles. We will be discovering how people train for success in a highly-changing world. First, we look at what appear to be the qualities or traits that many extremophile people have:

Honest

Empathic They have understanding of themselves and compassion for others

Optimistic

Self-Aware

Core beliefs

Good communicating

Good listening They pay attention to what other people are doing or saying and repeat or borrow the best concepts and behaviors

Humility They give credit where it is due and are appreciative of what they have, grateful rather than entitled

Awareness of death They

*Original thinking

Open-minded

Self-confident

Self-directed

**Undaunted by obstacles""