Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Are You Paying Attention & Situational Awareness



Tips for those being stalked, or anyone in general. Paying attention to your surroundings is a very important skill to acquire and enhance. Situational awareness is another aspect of paying attention, with more in-depth skill and detail. Observing individuals characters, actions, how they treat others, their animals, employees, employers, friends, family, kids, are they alcoholics, drug addicts, sex addicts......... I wish there were genies to view certain individuals actions 24/7. To know who they are, what they do, who they talk to, how they behave behind closed doors, getting a birds eye view, of the REAL DEAL! Below are some articles with information regarding paying attention and situational awareness.


Situational Awareness


"In military-speak, situational awareness is defined as the ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of information about what is happening to the team with regard to a mission. More simply, it's being aware of what is going on around you.


Because I know the importance of situational awareness during battle, I must admit I get annoyed by the vast number of people who go about their lives without paying even the faintest attention to where they are or what's happening around them. It puts them and the general security of society at risk.


As we will see, airports and malls, in particular, are two places where you should be absolutely vigilant and aware of your surroundings.


Of course, there are environments that require different levels of situational awareness.


Just like visualization, situational awareness drills can be practiced anywhere. Make it a game you play using the following checklist:....."


Situational Awareness Checklist
  • Try to guess what individuals around you are thinking or doing.
  • Determine whether someone is following you or taking an unusual interest in you.


Must read article for those being stalked @ Military.com


"How To Develop The Situational Awareness of Jason Bourne"

"There’s a scene at the beginning of The Bourne Identity where the film’s protagonist is sitting in a diner, trying to figure out who he is and why he has a bunch of passports and a gun stashed in a safety deposit box. Bourne also notices that he, well, notices things that other people don’t.


While the focus is primarily on developing your situational awareness to prevent or survive a violent attack, the principles discussed can also help hone your powers of observation in all areas of your life.


So Observe + Orient = Situational Awareness.


But how can we become better observers so that we can improve our situational awareness? And how should we orient ourselves so that we observe the right things and understand the context for what we’re seeing?......"


Read the entire article @: The Art Of Manliness