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Why crisis competence can become incompatible with ordinary social skills

I'm a polar expedition medic and I realize I'm more comfortable treating frostbite than I am having dinner with friends.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Mastery in extreme situations can leave one helpless in normal human interactions.

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“Where Are You with Extreme environments — poles high altitude deep ocean?”

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