Survival Tip: Combat Mindset

Over at the LawDog Files is an excellent treatise on having the right mindset. A lot of people get taken advantage of simply because they can't believe another human being would violate them (whether it be a hit, being accosted, etc.). They spend a fair amount of time in the "I can't believe it" shock, which gives the perp all the time he needs to either finish what he started, or get a good head start away from you.