You're Not a Fearmonger. You Have Sentinel Intelligence.
Some of us can hear the future.

(Thanks @paninid for reminding me of this article)

https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/youre-not-a-fearmonger-you-have-sentinel-f70?triedRedirect=true

#SentinelChicken

Here's the original post, the best advice I have been given, from my friend @densaer @densaer.bsky.social (follow him!)

Facebook link (I will repost screenshots for the non-FB people)

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10218483089201764&id=1030792181

#SentinelChicken #OODA

@densaer @densaer.bsky.social

From Rakesh:

hi Sentinel Chickens!
Previous posts talked about family preparedness, how to responsibly share information on social media, and how to scrutinize information you’re taking in. This post is about how to make decisions during dynamic, unfolding situations.
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Okaye: “Just don’t freeze”
T’Challa: “I never freeze.”
(“Black Panther”)
Any emergency is inherently a dynamic event. Things are likely to change in a potentially threatening environment (continued 1/x)

#SentinelChicken #OODA #disasters

@densaer @densaer.bsky.social

"There is often incomplete, sometimes contradictory information - even from official sources that are supposed to be credible.
In a normal, ordinary situation, when faced with ambiguity, a person can often stand by and wait for more information to develop. As humans, we want to really understand what’s going on before committing to a changed course of action.
This creates something known as “normalcy bias.” Things are normal, you make decisions and plans based on a certain status quo. It creates inertia for both individuals and institutions. "

2/x

#SentinelChicken #OODA #disasters

@densaer @densaer.bsky.social

"Pushing through inertia and normalcy bias is what you’re seeing now. People who a week ago were completely unaware of the potential for a pandemic had to each reach a moment where they realized that normal conditions were no longer operative, and that maybe new actions were needed (such as shopping for preparedness items, cancelling your travel, or figuring out how to telecommute). Some people in your life or community might not yet be there… thinking that things are still normal, and that all of that stuff they’re hearing is overhyped or a hoax — or simply that the situation immediately around them isn’t particularly abnormal yet. "

3/x

@densaer @densaer.bsky.social

"Binary, linear thinking (the kind that makes an engineer a good engineer) is less well suited for dynamic, ambiguous situations. You don’t have perfect information, you don’t necessarily have time to wait to develop that perfect understanding, and the situation keeps changing anyway.
It’s a perfect recipe for analysis paralysis. “You froze,” Okaye told Black Panther after the raid…
"

4/x

#NormalcyBias #SentinelChicken #OODA

@densaer @densaer.bsky.social

"As an emergency responder, you’re expected to take decisive action in response to a dynamic situation with imperfect information and limited resources. You have a duty to do that, so you can't freeze. You may have never been an emergency responder in your life, but it's helpful to start thinking like one now."

5/x

#NormalcyBias
#SentinelChicken
#OODA