Post by ChernobylWolves on Jul 25, 2015 11:10:41 GMT 10
Thought I would share this 3-part article Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs.
The article focuses on how civilians can evolve to have sheepdog mindset without police/military psychological training for situational awareness, fight or flight and leadership attributes. As preppers, we already have this type of mentality. We follow the mantra “Not if, but when”; train ourselves and our family has to be prepared, self-sufficient and self-aware.
Although the article is directed toward a male audience (hence source Art of Manliness) - the general topic of being a sheepdog relates to anyone that preps.
An excerpt from Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs Part 1
According to Grossman, the human population can be divided into three groups: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs.
Sheep[ple]
“Most people are sheep. Grossman isn't using the term pejoratively; he’s simply referring to the fact that most human beings are kind, gentle, and peaceful. The conflicts and ethical dilemmas they are regularly faced with rarely rise to the level of life and death, good versus evil. For the most part people deal with challenges that are more annoyances than true crises. And when faced with conflict, they generally try to do the right thing, avoid making waves, and demonstrate pro-social behaviour.
While most people are kind and good, they simply don’t know how to deal with evil and dangerous people because for the most part they don’t encounter and interact with evil and dangerous people in their day-to-day lives. Like sheep, they largely move about with those who are like them and do as others do. They are content to subsist in a predictable and routine sphere. As they live and graze, they cannot envision anything disrupting their peace or routine, and imagine that each day will proceed like the last. And just like sheep, most people depend on somebody else to protect and take care of them and keeps this relatively placid world around them going smoothly, be it the police, military, or some administrative agency”
An excerpt from Part 2
Sheepdogs are Made, Not Born
"Being a sheepdog isn't a matter of birth; it’s a choice – a matter of mental and physical training. In fact, as we'll see in our next post, we're hardwired psychologically and sociologically for sheepness. In order to become a sheepdog, you have to consciously decide to do so and then slowly upgrade your mental, physical, and emotional hardware from Sheep 1.0 to Sheepdog 2.0"
Adopt “Not if, but When” as another Mantra
"Grossman says the thing that separates sheep from sheepdogs is denial. “The sheep pretend the wolf will never visit, but the sheepdog lives for that day.” When you live your life as if danger and evil will never come knocking at your door, you might as well open your mouth and say “Baaa.”"
Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs
Brett & Kate McKay - source Art of Manliness
Part I: Are you a Sheep or a Sheepdog
Part II: 8 reasons you're hardwired for sheepness
Part III: Your roadmap for becoming a sheepdog
The article focuses on how civilians can evolve to have sheepdog mindset without police/military psychological training for situational awareness, fight or flight and leadership attributes. As preppers, we already have this type of mentality. We follow the mantra “Not if, but when”; train ourselves and our family has to be prepared, self-sufficient and self-aware.
Although the article is directed toward a male audience (hence source Art of Manliness) - the general topic of being a sheepdog relates to anyone that preps.
An excerpt from Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs Part 1
According to Grossman, the human population can be divided into three groups: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs.
Sheep[ple]
“Most people are sheep. Grossman isn't using the term pejoratively; he’s simply referring to the fact that most human beings are kind, gentle, and peaceful. The conflicts and ethical dilemmas they are regularly faced with rarely rise to the level of life and death, good versus evil. For the most part people deal with challenges that are more annoyances than true crises. And when faced with conflict, they generally try to do the right thing, avoid making waves, and demonstrate pro-social behaviour.
While most people are kind and good, they simply don’t know how to deal with evil and dangerous people because for the most part they don’t encounter and interact with evil and dangerous people in their day-to-day lives. Like sheep, they largely move about with those who are like them and do as others do. They are content to subsist in a predictable and routine sphere. As they live and graze, they cannot envision anything disrupting their peace or routine, and imagine that each day will proceed like the last. And just like sheep, most people depend on somebody else to protect and take care of them and keeps this relatively placid world around them going smoothly, be it the police, military, or some administrative agency”
An excerpt from Part 2
Sheepdogs are Made, Not Born
"Being a sheepdog isn't a matter of birth; it’s a choice – a matter of mental and physical training. In fact, as we'll see in our next post, we're hardwired psychologically and sociologically for sheepness. In order to become a sheepdog, you have to consciously decide to do so and then slowly upgrade your mental, physical, and emotional hardware from Sheep 1.0 to Sheepdog 2.0"
Adopt “Not if, but When” as another Mantra
"Grossman says the thing that separates sheep from sheepdogs is denial. “The sheep pretend the wolf will never visit, but the sheepdog lives for that day.” When you live your life as if danger and evil will never come knocking at your door, you might as well open your mouth and say “Baaa.”"
Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs
Brett & Kate McKay - source Art of Manliness
Part I: Are you a Sheep or a Sheepdog
Part II: 8 reasons you're hardwired for sheepness
Part III: Your roadmap for becoming a sheepdog
