Livestream with Nicole Beckwith

This week, Micah Hoffman, Christina Lekati, John TerBush, and
Josh Huff talked with Nicole Beckwith
(https://twitter.com/NicoleBeckwith) about mental health in OSINT
investigations. 


This conversation was filled with practical advice and tips that
you can apply before, during and after an investigation. 


We talked about the Honeycomb effect and about preparing your
investigative workspace by creating as few mental anchors as
possible in order to have a clear separation between
investigating and the rest of your everyday life and
activities. 


We analyzed the H.A.L.T. technique, which refers to checking
whether you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired before or during
an investigation, and making sure that you take care of those
needs. 


We also talked about listening to your body to recognize signs of
tension during an investigation and taking a step back when you
recognize these signs by applying the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method:
focusing on 5 things that you see, 4 things that you feel, 3
things that you hear, 2 things that you smell and 1 thing that
you taste- preferably lemon water. 


We finished our conversation by discussing the flip side of the
coin- getting into your target's mind, establishing their
baseline and finding their motives.