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by ctrw 864 days ago
I think it's a bimodal distribution. On the one hand you have the unflappable who just calmly watch what happens. On the other you have the far too flappable who is already out of the lab and making good time out of the building and the state.
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Although for some reactions, the latter is the appropriate reaction.
Exactly this. Either they have the right stuff, or they don't.
Both are the right stuff.
I meant what was shown in this movie [0]. In a nutshell, the ability to remain calm when the unexpected happens, to try to solve the problem, or at least to not make it worse.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(film)