I spend time thinking of bad situations and what I would do if that happened. I call this mental practice. If I have a plan for “x” situation, I’m in better preparedness than if I hadn’t thought of that happening.
What is your first move if power goes out at night while you are watching TV or reading a book, or whatever? I know my first move. I have a battery lantern by my chair - it is always there. I reach for that and turn it on and it’s not dark anymore. From there, I can do what is necessary around the house to switch from the power company to my own power.
It’s my opinion, mental practice will kick in and make your transition to another way of living much easier to do. Problems will come up but mental practice of solving other problems will make it easier to solve problems you hadn’t thought of.
That’s exactly right. I have a battery operated flashlight on the table right by my chair where I sit to watch TV.
I have a battery operated small lantern on the coffee table where I sometimes lay down to watch TV.
The cabinet next to the toilet has a magnifying glass with a light that I can use to get one of three different light sources.
The drawer in the kitchen has a small LED flashlight. In general, I can have a light on in seconds no matter where I am.
I am sort of like you too, when it comes to thinking about stuff. I hear something on the news that gets my mind to going. Now what if that happened here? What would be good to have on hand?
I think it keeps you from making decisions out of panic. Just like practicing fire drills or tornado drills in school. It’s good to mentally have drills on other stuff too.
I do a lot of mental practice too. I used to share it with my wife but some situations make her look at me strangely.
I’ve got light sources around the house if needed. If I get up in the middle of the night I don’t turn on any lights. I can get around my house just fine in the dark. An intruder would stumble around.