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    Urban Survival Guide: Task Fixation in Public Spaces

    Whether a subject is pre-targeted or not, the act of aggression is usually prompted by an opening - an opportunity that’s often created by the subject where then the aggressor can make a move.
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    This is a part of a series of posts about urban survival. Guides, skills, tips and gear for travel, crises and everyday life. – view all survivalist posts

    “Survival in any form for any environment is an act of prevention and or recovery.” -John Cain

    Whether a subject is pre-targeted or not, the act of aggression is usually prompted by an opening – an opportunity that’s often created by the subject where then the aggressor can make a move.

    In most cases, these “opportunities” are task fixation related – the subject singularly focusing on an activity in the open public, negating situational awareness.

    The most common fixation is using the smart phone for any given task. It dominates our visual bearing and consumes our attention capacity.

    Just like doing your business on the toilet, using a smartphone while waiting for a bus, riding in the subway, having a smoke on the corner or waiting to cross the street, is quite natural and normal.

    Urban Survivalist: Task Fixation in Public Spaces /// Vinjatek

    But doing this leaves you vulnerable and visibly targetable. This exposes your defenses to be robbed, attacked or otherwise maneuvered against.

    A subject off-guard and oblivious to their surroundings is the most opportune advantage an aggressor could hope for. Any remotely clever aggressor is also an opportunist and there is no greater opportunity while in public space.

    Sidestepping from urban survival to tactics, there are strategic tactical applications that can be instead utilized with “purposed” task fixation in public:

    In the vein of stealth cognizance, you can seem like you’re fixated on a task when you’re in fact specifically aware of the situation or scenario that’s transpiring.

    This is useful for obtaining intel within close proximity to an individual / group but while appearing innocuous. Or to actively prepare to counter an imminently sudden event without appearing prepared which strengthens your position.

    While there are advantageous reasonings, in most cases for everyday life, it’s best to minimize.

    I’m not saying don’t ever use your phone in public, I use it all the time, just be vigilant when you do by accounting for locale, people and your condition.

    Always be alert to the world around you.

    [The featured photo was taken in New York City.]

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      3 Comments

      1. avatar
        Johnny Zhang on 03/04/2018 12:32 AM

        Great advice sir, will take to heart.

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      2. avatar
        Riley on 03/04/2018 12:36 AM

        OMG, my little brother had his iPhone taken exactly because of his habit of doing this TWICE! But to be fair, we live in a pretty bad city.

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      3. Mark Scháperkótter on 04/04/2018 2:12 AM

        This is one little gem of a post. I knew this instinctively, and seeing it spelled out feels really good! Thanks.

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