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While we like to believe that we manage risk and make decisions based on cold, rational processes, a lot of psychological research suggests otherwise.

In the mid-1960s, major police departments around the U.S. began employing Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams: heavily armed, specially trained officers who can act swiftly and decisively in volatile situations. Although the exact figure is unknown, it’s safe to say that today a majority of municipalities use SWAT teams.

Mindfulness had been described to me as learning how to pay attention in the present moment without judgment. I thought this would help me calm what were, at times, racing thoughts and seemingly insurmountable priorities competing for my attention. I committed to mastering mindfulness in my personal life so that I could apply it to everyday living and what had become my new normal.

Evidence of water damage may be immediately visible as ponding, staining or even partial collapse of building materials. Typically these issues receive an immediate response, hopefully by a qualified water mitigation company who can immediately assess both the category (how dirty is the water?) and class (how much property is damaged?) of the water damage.

Today we have semi-intelligent systems that can “see” but cannot replicate all human sensory risk inputs, limiting their ability to mitigate road risk.