Technology vs. Good Habits for Safety
It's always cool to have technologies assist in keeping us safe and secure. The key word is that they should "assist". They are not necessarily the end solutions. Security is not complete without "u". Unfortunately, you are also the weakest link. Acknowledging these is a good start. Let's review some more...
In any building or venue you come in to, the simplest habit of finding the exit(s) other than how you came in is a Jason Bourne skill everyone should naturally have. Don't rely on the exit signs that were suppose to light up. Don't rely on printed or digital maps to guide you. Don't rely on the people around you to show you the way. Know before you go and you'll be best oriented in an instant when it's needed.
Keep your car keys in your pants pocket or something that don't separate from your body. Don't put it in your coat/jacket, which you can take off and leave behind when in a rush. Don't put it in your purse, which you can put down and forget about when rushed. If your key is your phone, do the same -- keep it with you at all times. Don't put it down on a table where you can forget. Don't leave it where you can lose the opportunity to quickly have it back with you.
Drive your vehicle like the add-on assistance and security features are not there. Make it a habit to look around you, and not just that blind spot warnings on the side mirrors, or what the rear camera shows you. Use Bluetooth for calls and let your mobile phone auto-reply to text messages. Remove distractions. Drive like it's the most important thing you do.
You can have high tech cameras keeping watch, and alarms set here and there, but nothing works better than locked doors and locked windows. It's your first defense. Cameras can only watch. They can help after the fact. But if you can prevent anything to happen in the first place, the good old habit of checking and checking them twice works better than reporting an incident after it already happened.
Have a survival pack ready. Remember that your tablet, smartphone and smartwatch won't save you. A survival pack with the essential basics like food, water, clothing and sleeping bag are best. Nothing fancy is needed. Throw in a good old mechanical compass, some matches and perhaps some ropes. Don't make your digital devices your survival pack. Simply put, they are not.
Safety first. Put that on top of everything you do. Humans have survived mostly because we value safety. We can be so creative as to invent even the means that can lead to our own demise, but putting safety first on and around them is keeping us alive. Build good habits with safety, security and survival in mind. When you do, build them without depending on technology. It's smarter than all the smart appliances and smart devices combined.
In any building or venue you come in to, the simplest habit of finding the exit(s) other than how you came in is a Jason Bourne skill everyone should naturally have. Don't rely on the exit signs that were suppose to light up. Don't rely on printed or digital maps to guide you. Don't rely on the people around you to show you the way. Know before you go and you'll be best oriented in an instant when it's needed.
Keep your car keys in your pants pocket or something that don't separate from your body. Don't put it in your coat/jacket, which you can take off and leave behind when in a rush. Don't put it in your purse, which you can put down and forget about when rushed. If your key is your phone, do the same -- keep it with you at all times. Don't put it down on a table where you can forget. Don't leave it where you can lose the opportunity to quickly have it back with you.
Drive your vehicle like the add-on assistance and security features are not there. Make it a habit to look around you, and not just that blind spot warnings on the side mirrors, or what the rear camera shows you. Use Bluetooth for calls and let your mobile phone auto-reply to text messages. Remove distractions. Drive like it's the most important thing you do.
You can have high tech cameras keeping watch, and alarms set here and there, but nothing works better than locked doors and locked windows. It's your first defense. Cameras can only watch. They can help after the fact. But if you can prevent anything to happen in the first place, the good old habit of checking and checking them twice works better than reporting an incident after it already happened.
Have a survival pack ready. Remember that your tablet, smartphone and smartwatch won't save you. A survival pack with the essential basics like food, water, clothing and sleeping bag are best. Nothing fancy is needed. Throw in a good old mechanical compass, some matches and perhaps some ropes. Don't make your digital devices your survival pack. Simply put, they are not.
Safety first. Put that on top of everything you do. Humans have survived mostly because we value safety. We can be so creative as to invent even the means that can lead to our own demise, but putting safety first on and around them is keeping us alive. Build good habits with safety, security and survival in mind. When you do, build them without depending on technology. It's smarter than all the smart appliances and smart devices combined.
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