Comments on: Common Risks https://www.isegoria.net/2013/02/common-risks/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Ben https://www.isegoria.net/2013/02/common-risks/comment-page-1/#comment-758595 Ben Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:59:28 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=30993#comment-758595 If Diamond continues to shower, drive, and all the other frequent, low-risk activities, how exactly is he lowering his risk? He says “by think[ing] constantly.”

That’s not going to do it. Accidents are the unexpected, what happens while you’re analytically protecting yourself from other dangers. Accidents, for example in driving, might be reduced by more “time and attention” — i.e. awareness.

Maybe less thinking and more awareness is one answer.

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