Could you survive 21 days in a hotel room by yourself?

Bruce Welton did and he's sharing his secret to developing mental toughness in unfamiliar circumstances.

It's always interesting to find out how people do life. It's especially interesting to find out how they handle their lives being turned upside down.

That's the case for anyone competing in or working at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Bruce Welton is a ski patrol member at Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California.

He took on a prestigious assignment working as a ski patrol trainer for the 2022 Beijing Games. His job? Train his Chinese counterparts in the nuances of mountain rescue and then work as a patroller during competition.

The catch? He had to go to China in November and he had to quarantine for 21 days in a hotel room by himself.

Twenty-one days alone.... and hopefully COVID-19-free.

On this Dying to Ask:

How Bruce developed a plan to stay sane during his Olympic quarantine

The logistics of teaching mountain rescues to people with a major language barrier

His advice for anyone who finds themselves in a strange place in need of a new routine