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5 Pieces Of Trivial Knowledge That Might Save Your Life One Day
The Bystander Effect. If you don’t know about this effect, it might save your life learning about it. The Bystander Effect is a diffusion of responsibility of bystanders. When someone is standing on the side of a robbery or a fight, they will not interfere the more people are around, expecting them to help.
When you are in a fight, are being robbed, or worse, do not expect others to help you. They will want to avoid it. Instead, look one person in the eye, ask for their help specifically and direct it all at them. If you do not see anyone, describe a building, a car, or whatever else is close by where you feel someone is present. That removes the feeling of anyone else being able to help as you asked it specifically of them.
Fights end on stamina more than anything else. In a fight, whether it be in a bar, or for life/death, it is all about stamina. Most people forget that for every punch you throw, you also get hurt.
This is why throwing the first punch results in a huge advantage. When someone wants to harm you, being the first to act gives you the edge. Most fights end before they really start. SIDENOTE: Know that you will get hurt in a fight no matter how long it is.
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