4 Steps for Optimizing Situational Awareness and Visual Intelligence | Amy Herman | Big Think

[@VR_Wizard]

Here are the basics (4 A's) of the talk again primarily because I wanna remember them: A1 = Assessment. Do you noticed everything in your surrounding? Ask someone else to prevent that you missed something potentially important. A2 = Analyse. What of the Informations are truly important in this situation? What can I forget right away? Informations which might be needed in the future you should keep also. A3 = Articulate. Write the important stuff down or talk about it. Just like this great comment. A4 = Adapt. Use the informations to act or change your behavior accordingly. For example get a sheet of paper to write down the four A's the next time your full attention is needed and the decision you make counts.

[@taschke1221]

It's empowering when you know why you made a decision and are willing to take responsibility for it, good or bad because historically you've had the foresight to plan, sometimes years in advance.

[@growing367]

0:45 Assess 1:00 is there something here im missing? 1:20 Analyze 1:35 mental list situation 2:13 Articulate 2:30 2:50 Be mindful of ur words 3:42 Act, Adapt behavior & Decide 4:04 if ever questioned

[@danielsetubal3291]

One day I went back home with my son from school. The weather was hot. The road where we live has no beauty. I was full of problems driving and my son said "Dad, stop the car! look at that bee! It is colecting nectar from the flower." Tha flower was small, and the bee was alone, but what he saw I would never see. That view change my day.

[@JasonWill]

I'm reading through this book right now and am really enjoying it!

[@fiorebella3179]

I am re re reading it again, it's an amazing book.

[@nofishinginthedesert]

As an air traffic controller this sounds a lot like the process we go through in our "scan". We run through these steps/process every few seconds.

[@4ksandknives]

Holy crap. Amazing video. Need to rewatch this a few times. This is going to help me immensely because I do medicolegal interviews and assessments. :)

[@lorezzoalbaniny1258]

Every person in the world should watch these videos

[@muskduh]

Thank you for the video presentation.

[@djfuentes74]

This video should have millions of views. People would be more mature and the world would be a better place.

[@ariatolouei5908]

I have situational awareness and in kinda proud now

[@Sheldonthesnail]

Increasing your situational awareness in all aspects and in all things is often the key to success. Ever wonder why some people seem to pick most things up quickly and others slowly? A lot would say this has to do with intelligence and to a degree it does but all intelligence is is the ability to learn and remember. Awareness is having the cognitive focus to interpret it. You can't increase your raw or basic intelligence but you can train it to observe and interpret more efficiently and more accurately. You don't just "have situational awareness." Situational awareness is the mental state of constantly being observant and inquisitive. plying the knowledge to whatever is needed.

[@indirapoitier338]

thank you. I needed that info

[@nokoolaid]

A lot of work with the 4th step can happen after the fact or action and it can become an exercise in confirmation bias.

[@jeshvinvisualgraphic]

absolutely sir.

[@aaroncornelius1449]

OODA Loop! Been around for a long time.

[@LK-bz9sk]

Amen

[@prisillaspace]

You're Amazing! :) Can't wait to pick up a copy of your book!!

[@JeeJeeBeats]

1:34 / 4:41 ......Funny how this is about being very articulate, and precise, and then....this happens. . . . ." You divide it in two categories : Information I need , information I might need, and information I definitely dont need. "

[@SuperAtheist]

Where am I?

[@Derpster2493]

Where were you?

[@SuperAtheist]

I don't know. I wasn't paying attention.

[@longshotkdb]

u r here < =)

[@Shlooomth]

I can notice something that's out of place faster than most people I know, but I'm garbage at finding something in a mess. I need better sorting of information

[@henriquetamashiro2762]

Nice book!

[@jamesbarrington4729]

...any people here into photography & been asked.. 'who what why when where & how'.. about taking photos ... & what the questioner really wants...?. & what shape the answer must take to be satisfactory..?

[@krokodyl1927]

Common sense & attention to detail is unfortunately rare in a lot of people. Seeing things differently happens as well. Secondary opinions matter.

[@CleverDan31]

I got a bit mixed up when I started counting every word that started with A...

[@kamilkarnale3585]

Eyes r only for seeing n not for judging! Perceptions r formed after both of these organs work out together in normal human!!👍👍

[@esthergonzales2950]

truly sensible

[@LeonidasGGG]

It is amazing nowadays to see that parenting and educating a child as become so bad, that there needs to be a book and someone talking about how to deal with your everyday obstacles or problems in life... Specially if you are now an adult. #thinkbeforeyouact

[@Splozy]

She talks but no words comes out.

[@zoh87]

I think that was one of her "A's"

[@CeeLow53]

Splozy You hear but don't listen.

[@mexicanmuslim]

Other spectrums of light Exist. We cant see them because we don't need to, normally. Itd be Awesome to see Other spectrums!!

[@WTFate]

Actually, isn't it that we just don't see all of the visible light on the one spectrum we know exists? Would it be more "Other light on the spectrum exists we can't see" rather than "Other spectrums of light Exist."? I could be wrong, idk much about this.

[@esaugamez8885]

This great and all but what about focusing? You cant get the best out of a situation if you cant focus :/

[@hob976]

Totally, I go through that "4 A's" (18 level) checklist of steps through my mind EVERY time I'm overwhelmed by too many details regarding an important decision... Should I up vote this video? 1st- assess the situation, 2d- categorize knowns and unknowns.... 3d- ask a friend what they saw, 4th-...... No... But I hope she sells a million books.

[@kennethmccormick1791]

She is basically regurgitating "Getting Things Done". The Book is literally talking about this.

[@beesareLameWasps]

She talked about the points in a digestible, 5 minute format. Not every medium is perfect for every situation and audience, as some people watch videos and others read books. Some even watch videos and then read books that the video shared ideas and themes on.

[@kennethmccormick1791]

Primarily But it's not her book :)

[@r3lax3d13]

Kenneth McCormick she pukes!?

[@kennethmccormick1791]

JoK3sTar Evey...body Puuukes...

[@armeetindergill]

I think her book is better to understand this.

[@lambusaab]

why does crucial knowledge always comes late?

[@patient23]

4As Assess info. Analyst info. Articulated Adapted

[@WTFate]

Hey what the fuck. Some dude in comments wrote up a long, interesting opinion on this video and the subject talked about, and now it's deleted. Random guy if you see this comment, why'd you delete it?? It was helpful, thank you.

[@konmari7511]

intuition?? anywhere?

[@civilsavant6072]

Amy, you need to re-evaluate the assess and act portions of this concept. The typical human is blind, and fails to see what should be obvious. Seeking other perspectives on available information has a 1:65431747098347589 chance of proving fruitful. Acting implies freedom. How many people have the freedom to make a decision and then act on it? Very few. I hope I have articulated my analysis adequately.

[@puskajussi37]

Civil Savant Everyone has their biases and that leads to what we perceive. Thus multiple people can easily come up with more complete and usefull picture of the situation. Action in the optimal situation means lack of freedom, a situation where one solution is clearly superior. Thus the more possible solutions a group of people can come up with means the more likely it is for them to find adequately optimal solution.

[@berfinsu7122]

Make a videa about mandela effect!! Please!!

[@berfinsu7122]

Jake Vahtras oh okay 😂 i will give it a try

[@berfinsu7122]

Jake Vahtras we call it sleep bro. 😂😂

[@impalabeeper]

The title should have been "How to be like Sherlock Holmes with 4 easy steps!" The 4A's is essentially what Sherlock does.

[@specialsnowfake6744]

I don't need this. I have an IQ of 80.

[@AHMEDGUREABDIKARIMAEM-er2ko]

I am just commenting because for some reason i am the third viewer :D

[@DaddyCaldwell]

This is why I don't watch reality tv or any tv for that matter. I got enough stuff on my mind for me to fill it with other useless crap.

[@brashlybold8805]

The fuck, shouldn't a Neuroscientist be talking about this not a goddamn Lawyer.

[@specialsnowfake6744]

Brashly Bold Nah its big think. Always chat shit for a few minutes to make us feel smarter than we are.

[@daneg007]

how about a soldier? i think a soldier's advice on situational awareness would be much more helpful than advice from a lawyer or doctor.

[@brashlybold8805]

daneg007 Well the soldier would certainly be trained in spatial awareness, shit spatial awareness means death so already they'd trump a lawyers advice, a neuroscientist would know about the physiological mechanisms in the brain that are responsible for spatial awareness that's why i'd rather see a friggon scientist at the very least explain something like this.

[@SpaceGeneralX]

Erm, so basically an OODA loop.

[@aaroncornelius1449]

Yeah, she just changed the words, not the meanings. OODA loop is still superior to the 4 As

[@mayankimmortal]

Do blind people dream?

[@milokins777]

mayank sharma so there's the thing called Google. Use it.

[@mayankimmortal]

DaGingerHeadMan you seem very knowledgeable on this subject matter, are you blind?

[@mexicanmuslim]

mayank sharma Lol

[@mayankimmortal]

Draco Pheonix lol

[@mexicanmuslim]

mayank sharma Lol

[@Barsabus]

just macgyver that shit and move on to the next problem

[@HannesRadke]

Sounds like a military checklist. Or a pvp-gamer's ...

[@seanwebb605]

Ummmmmm.......where is the science? What are this women's qualifications?

[@seanwebb605]

Lester Luczak Is that really the answer? No scientific explanation needed?

[@michaelmongeau2723]

this is the worst video bt has come out with, so common sense.

[@afiacco9155]

don't smoke weed.

[@coyoteblue4027]

this is just John Boyd's O.O.D.A loop with a different name and more functionally restrictive language...don't fix what isn't broken.

[@cpwhaley]

Crap

[@Shlooomth]

I can notice something that's out of place faster than most people I know, but I'm garbage at finding something in a mess. I need better sorting of information