Excellent advice and absolutely true. Don't be a target, be discrete. Whenever possible, be forgettable.

After that, your actions should always support your long term strategy. Don't do unnecessary tactical actions that increase the likelihood of attracting attention. Always be working your plan, don't do random.

The blade of grass that stands the tallest is always the first to be cut down. - Chinese Proverb

On a side note, I was thinking about your Davenport Beach piece. Do you remember the Peter Gabriel song "Jeux sans Frontiers"?

Also, read Brunner's "Stand on Zanzibar". You don't want to be a "Mucker" you want to be one of the "disruptors". The one's engineering outrages to get the sheep to look up.

Another great Brunner book "The Sheep Look Up".