Expect only what happens in the fight. That way you’ll never be surprised. — Duncan Idaho

My Take – If you think about self defense, you inevitably start thinking about scenarios.  The shady guy at the ATM, the home invasion, the robbery at the stop-n-stab, they all get played through in our minds.  But when we do this, we run the risk of having a script for defending ourselves and turning off our brains when it comes time to think “How am I going to survive this?”.  Be mindful of what can happen in the places you go, but don’t try to plan the unexpected.  Have your skills, your wits, and your common sense when something happens, and you have all the tools you can use.