Coincidentally, was listening to the latest episode of 'You are not so Smart'[1], interviewing Charles Duhigg on his new book. One of the anecdotes brought up w

Coincidentally, was listening to the latest episode of 'You are not so Smart'[1], interviewing Charles Duhigg on his new book. One of the anecdotes brought up was how NASA changed their astronaut interviewing approach in the 80's when they wanted to start vetting candidates to stay on a space station. Turns out that screening for personalities becomes a rather important aspect when you're going to trap people together for an extended period of time, and occasionally put them into high pressure situations. It seems like similar considerations might apply to a number of team based jobs, even if the team isn't locked in a pressurized tube miles above the earth. [1] https://youarenotsosmart.com/2024/02/05/yanss-280-the-science-behind-building-the-skills-required-to-become-a-supercommunicator https://youarenotsosmart.com/2024/02/05/yanss-280-the-scienc...