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    Complacency

    Nice one Dan, this is pretty well what I mean by "comfortable":----------------------- "...workers seem more likely to be injured performing low attention, high familiarity tasks than when performing high attention (high risk), low familiarity tasks, Was just wondering if there would be more...
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    Complacency

    i am sure most of the experienced people in the accident reports I looked at were comfortable before they had their accident. Not to say that being overly fearful is not harmful, causing adverse effects on you, ie. tense up resulting loss of dexterity. I have read that most mountain climbing...
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    I quote the book Rappelling -Bob Gaines page 151 --- "John Dill, head of YOSAR(Yosemite Search and Rescue) cites 3 states of mind that regularly contribute to accidents : Ignorance, casualness, and distraction. Ignorance is being unaware of a potential danger. ""Casualness is not taking things...
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    yes DSMc I think you partially correct, but not without "respect" for what you are doing, the ropes are probably not stronger, equipment not more reliable, just your experience and knowledge. However fear gets a bad rap, it's one's survival instinct. the four needs you have listed above I think...
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    yes i can see how it might be seen as confusing, every jump, just before the door opened, everyone I knew including myself were amped up(definately not comfortable ) caused by excitement or fear what ever you want to call it. Afterall it was from 15000 feet and there is a lot of things that can...
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    Complacency

    thanks for that, I had to learn to walk again whilst in spinal unit and after an incredible amount of pain and a big reality check. I must admit I was never "comfortable" in any jump I ever did and that's because I knew how many things can go wrong. I made one silly mistake and it got me. One...
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    Complacency

    so right, I came from a commercial skydiving background and in that discipline as well, "complacency" is the killer. It's so hard to avoid when one becomes "experienced/comfortable", it creeps in slowly. Complacency got me after completing over 1000 jumps and 10 years of jumping, a broken spine...
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