Adaptability...The nature of the Alone show is particularly unpredictable. You have countless ideas of what you are going to do; however, you are then dropped into an unfamiliar environment that blows up plans A-Z. Plans can be made, but to thrive they must be held loosely and adaptations made on the fly.
Were you going to put out set lines for fishing? Too windy and shallow. Where you going to collect berries and hunt grouse? A forest fire destroyed the berries and grouse habitat. Where you going to attempt to bait a bear? No signs of them before hibernation. Where you going to hunt at night? The driving nightly wind blows right through your clothing. Etc etc.. Developing new strategies and releasing those that are no longer relevant is key to flourishing, as hanging on too long to those preconceived ideas can be crippling.
Be free to adapt and flow with the situation.
One good example was fishing. I figured fishing both active and passive would be key. Unfortunately, early on I met with only failure. I adjusted my strategy to rabbits and land game, both of which required adaptations of their own. However, as the situation progressed and those goals played out or where achieved I revisited fishing, adjusting my locations and techniques, applying trial and error, and finally after many long days figured it out...catching in the end 13 (some very large fish) using nets, set lines, and a rod.
