Situational Awareness & Background Noise — Use Your Ears!
Your ears are a very important asset to situational awareness! Even when we’re not ‘listening’ we’re still ‘hearing’…
Your ears are a very important asset to situational awareness! Even when we’re not ‘listening’ we’re still ‘hearing’…
Other than obvious barriers to situational awareness such as simply not being observant, there are additional factors that can get in the way.
Some suggestions for situational awareness exercises to help become more aware of your surroundings, for the sake of personal security.
Most people live in their bubbles. Don’t let that be you. Try learning the automatic scan technique for your own situational awareness.
None of us are immune to the possibility of encounter. It can happen suddenly and without warning. UNLESS… you are situation aware.
Even for those who feel pretty confident about their own situational awareness, sometimes it can slip. It’s good practice to engage in purposeful awareness beyond the ordinary ho-hum of life’s activities. Note that situational awareness is NOT engaging in paranoia. Being paranoid is being nervous or afraid of everything. Situational Awareness is simply a state…
My hypothetical for level 2 preparedness is being prepared for 1 month of disruption. That includes electrical grid down for 2 to 4 weeks. Your personal safety and security becomes a increasing concern as time marches on during the event. The longer the duration the higher the risk in this regard. Certainly this risk will…
What is situational awareness? It is the conscious and subconscious mindset of knowing what’s going on around you. “Around” implies 360-degrees – more than just what’s in front of you… How many people do you observe during any given day who are ‘tuned out’ as they walk? Maybe they’re looking only in one direction –…
Situational Awareness (a semi-regular topic here) is a condition that is GREATLY lacking among the common public at large. It makes sense I suppose, given our modern society filled with safety nets. There’s little reason to hone one’s situational awareness skills. Or is there? It does seem that as we descend further into socioeconomic decline…
Situational (or situation) awareness is a simple concept, but in practice it is far from it… While you may think that you know what’s going on around you, the fact is that your brain will best process the things that your are focused on, while at the same time consciously missing LOTS of other things…
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