Extreme Quotes

“Whereas experts spend more time diagnosing the situation and less time choosing a course of action, novices are inclined to focus on possible actions at the expense of situation assessment.”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits

“there is good scientific evidence that meditation is an effective way to improve the skill of controlling attention and ignoring distractions. It also offers a range of other practical benefits that are relevant both in extreme environments and everyday life.”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits

“Sweet are the uses of adversity. William Shakespeare,”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits

“Society tends to underestimate the harm caused by bad sleep and many of us subject ourselves to avoidable harm by routinely going to bed late, getting up early, and having low-quality sleep in between. Just as those in extreme environments cope better when they get good sleep, most of us would feel better if we slept better.”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits

“As the coward sees danger where there is, practically speaking, none, the reckless man does not see it where it actually exists…The really brave man does not overlook the danger. He does not let his mind dwell upon it; but if it exists he knows just what it is”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits

“People preparing for extreme situations often experience a mixture of anxiety and excitement as they consider not only the rewards of what they are about to do, but also the dangers.”
― Emma Barrett, Extreme: Why some people thrive at the limits