It's no secret that the happiest lift filmers are the ones who craft their expectations & preparation in such a way that they respond exactly the same way to the best & worst case scenario as they respond to the middle case scenario. But how exactly does one manage to do that?
By setting opposite expectations to how they prepared for the trip to go.
Oh yes, my dear fellow beginner lift filmer. That's right! If you expect the worst to happen but you prepare a plan in case the best case scenario happens, then you have a recipe for neutral emotions at the end of your lift filming agenda regardless how said trip went. You won't necessarily feel happy, but you also won't feel sad, angry, frustrated, etc. You will feel perfectly neutral.
But what exactly is a best case scenario?
A best case scenario is a situation where everything goes right. This means little to no security, all lifts are easily accessible & in working condition & none of the floors on any of the lifts are locked off.
What is a worst case scenario?
A worst case scenario is a situation where nothing goes right. This means as high-grade security as possible, all the lifts require advanced difficulty barriers of entry, none in working condition or all the floors are locked off on each lift.
So how do you feel neutral towards both case scenarios?
It's quite simple. Plan out a best case scenario & then expect the complete opposite (aka the worst case scenario). Should everything go according to plans, you will initially feel a short wave of happiness or positive shock & you will have a plan in place as a backup since everything DID go according to plans. You're not left wondering what to film, since you already planned it out! Now, should nothing go according to plans, you will initially feel some sadness, anger or frustration, but since you expected it to happen, these emotions will not last long & you can very easily move onto the next lift filming opportunity with level emotions & higher logical strategy.
What is the moral of the story?
Always expect the worst but prepare for the best. This will remove as much of the shock as possible while allowing you to maintain minimal emotions & maximum logical strategy going into every lift filming opportunity.
I might be a pessimist for writing this, but I'd rather feel neutral towards each case scenario versus be negatively shocked when things don't go well.
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