Optimistically Resilient

It’s a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.

Daniel Kahneman

In a post titled “The Incredible Resilience of Water Bears ” by the Northern Woodlands website, these little chub-chub microscopic creatures affectionately nicknamed “water bears” can withstand some of the harshest environments known to man. “Various studies have found tardigrades can survive at altitudes of nearly 20,000 feet and to depths of 15,000 feet… are able to survive at temperatures as low as negative 328 degrees… [and] they can survive in temperatures as high as 300 degrees.” That’s pretty rad for a little creature that thrives “on a diet of algae, moss, and other small plants.”

About the author

Daniel Kahneman (/ˈkɑːnəmən/; Hebrew: דניאל כהנמן; born March 5, 1934) is an Israeli-American psychologist and economist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (shared with Vernon L. Smith). His empirical findings challenge the assumption of human rationality prevailing in modern economic theory.