As life would have it, as many obstacles as there are cars in traffic during rush hour, presented themselves to today’s task. I began as usual, somewhat slow on the uptake, but I completed every morning’s first objective. I made my bed. Typically, I throw caution and comforter aside as I rise, beginning with more pressing matters like my video games or my photography. Still, your behaviors and your betters go hand in hand with your habits.
An acquaintance mentioned the concept at first. Making your bed was a decisive moment for the day; those decisive moments, as an idea, came up in several texts I sat in the middle of: Atomic Habits and The Paradox of Choice. I couldn’t agree more- I sat passenger seat now, tapping away with my thumbs as a testament to the power of environmental design, accountability partners and habit tracking. I wouldn’t let my streak of writing, reading and sharing daily end seven days in. Not even if a phishing attempt successfully scraped my debit card info and-
Thoreau wrote that if Nature had not lost its heart, its splendor, how could man? And I ask myself this: if setbacks set me back permanently, how could I ever make comebacks? Put another way: this wasn’t even close enough to stop me, if the Sun still rises each morning, the Moon pulls the tides of the ocean. In any event, the matter raises an awareness of phishing and its peril.
Phishing is a form of social engineering where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware.
If I had to say what the decisive moment was, I couldn’t tell you. Media portals exist everywhere, images the size of your finger tips transfer you with a blink. I answered a text about a delivery, answered the Nigerian prince with mindbending wealth. My father’s folly wasn’t so much a mistake when I made it. Seated at my destination, hip hop drums thump with the bass. My thoughts speak to me through my device. I could let sharp turns and mishaps throw me off the course. Yet more rests in your hands than you might think.
Post Summary
- Hanging with the boys this weekend wouldn’t stop this post.
- Lockwood, bless his heart, offering me appetizers, doesn’t know that phishing targets everyone, especially us tech-savvy.
- Decisive moments dictate the rest of your day generally. You make your bed, or don’t, you lie in it.