Competence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task e…

Chris Hadfield
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Competence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task even when it seems hopeless, and improvising good solutions to tough problems when every second counts. It encompasses ingenuity, determination and being prepared for anything. ✨ Chris Hadfield (2013). An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, p.28, Pan Macmillan
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