Yep.
I’ve avoided being robbed/beaten/assaulted several times in my life by giving a hard look at my would-be attacker.
It’s really the only tool in my toolbox. If it comes to fisticuffs, I will lose, so my policy is to go all in with the hard look.
Lisening.......
Key factor and ignored by way too many these days that have their hearing sensors plug up with noise from a “Smart” something or other.
IMO, Not Smart.
Listen to people that were near or around a shooting.
Witnesses say “First I saw everyone running”
If your not plugged in you will hear why they are running 1st vs seeing them run 1st.
Tune out and tune in.
Flipping on the lights before you've had a chance to investigate a sound or a motion-sensor light that tripped outside could actually put you at a disadvantage (and remove the element of surprise). The darkness coupled with the knowledge of the topology (and perhaps a good tactical light) could be the factor that tips the encounter to your favor.
Knowledgeable backup is good too...
You're plugged into your iPhone.
You're mentally absorbed in your victimhood.
You're more focused on confrontation than avoiding it.
The opposite of awareness is ‘focus’.
In society, focus is just as important as awareness. People lose focus and get very distracted as they age. That is why you might see an old gentleman make strange errors on the road.
Focus is the key to planning and strategizing.
Takes all kinds.
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yes! as a woman I feel like it is my responsibility to be “on” when i am out in public alone.
Ride a motorcycle. You will become proficient at situational awareness in short order.
Few things are as abrupt as the moment you realize your SA had turned off.
I was power washing a house when I was touched on the shoulder by a contractor I had hired. He was a great guy but scary looking. I had been so focused on my task that everything around me was forgotten. He came up behind me as if from nowhere and startled me quite sharply.
Focusing on one part of your surroundings can diminish your overall SA.
Hooper: "He's a 20 footer."
Quint: "Twenty five. Three tons of 'im."
When I was younger I rode a bicycle across America and I needed a high SA at all times. 99% of Americans were awesome, kind and generous to me but there was the one percent out there that was scary. I remember being alone way the hell out there on a road in the Blackfoot Indian Reservation when I saw a car full of bad hombres pass by me and pull over a thousand feet ahead of me. I noticed and immediately stopped and just waited with that distance between us. It was a tense waiting game for 15 minutes before they moved on. Out there completely alone, there really isnt any law. You have to be hyper aware.
I lived in Miami for 11 years. You have to be aware. Mr.GG2 is hyper vigilant.