How To Combat Normalcy Bias In Yourself And Others | episode 139
How To Combat Normalcy Bias In Yourself And Others | episode 139
The question of how to combat normalcy bias came up in a thread on the Survival Punks Group. Out of all the questions asked I wanted to tackle this one first.
Normalcy bias is defined by Wikipedia as:
“The normalcy bias, or normality bias, is a mental state people enter when facing a disaster. It causes people to underestimate both the possibility of a disaster and its possible effects, because it causes people to have a *bias* to believe that things will always function the way things *normally* function.”
Basically, it’s putting your head in the sand.
It can happen to yourself and those around you.
In today’s episode, I talk about how to combat it both in yourself and those around you.
Topics
Garys Promo
Sp 5 year anniversary
What is Normalcy Bias
How To Combat Normalcy Bias
In Yourself
In others
How Do you live with others
Consequences of not following the bias, pros, and cons
Focus on The solution, not the problem.
People get adamant about what “I can’t do”, yet they are miserable in their own decisions. And the great praise we receive when we conform, buy a bigger house, buy a new car, enroll your jackass kids in every activity possible so you can appease your own “need” to work long hours and through them in daycare all day. That’s part of the reason I dig your vibe, the PUNK aspect, fuck the people who want to tell you what you need to be doing, or how you can’t do something.
Going Off The Grid With Gary Collins Best How To Book | episode 138
This week I chat with Gary Collins about his new book Going Off The Grid (Amazon Link).
Gary and I ramble a bit as we usually do. We talk about Why you would want to go off the grid.
We dig into some troubles with finding a contractor. Some are great but many would rob their own mothers to make a buck.
Gary talks about why he hates tiny houses. And I get him to see my side of the argument and how it does work.
The way to go is Travel trailer over a tiny house on wheels. Tiny houses are best when not on wheels. We both agree that custom fitting a shed into a tiny house is a fast and affordable method.
Gary talks about his progress so far on building his going off grid project.
We go off on a tangent about tools. We both love tools. And there are few ways to go about it.
I talk about not having to own all the tools you need to build. Renting expensive tools is a viable option when building a home.
Especially if you don’t have space to store them long term.
Gary brings up the topic of buying new electric tools. When you buy new you have a warranty and a guarantee of quality. Buying used can be a crap shoot.
I want to get Gary Back on to talk about much tougher questions about Going off the grid.
