Avoid optimism bias in the wilderness – be realistic.
Most of us tend to live our lives comfortably without needing to worry about potential predicaments and unforeseen situations. We surround ourselves with people and things that we are comfortable with and find security and happiness with that. It’s not that we consider ourselves to be lucky individuals who stroll through life without anything bad happening, it’s more to do with the fact that for some reason we feel overly confident that unfortunate events will not happen to us. We easily see this in real-life stories of outdoor enthusiasts who never expected anything bad to happen such as hikers who, dressed for a hot summer’s day, decided to hike up a mountain, got lost and found themselves in a snowy environment.
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