Complacency is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies”. The unsafe acts (speeding, multiple lane changes, backing without looking, etc.) may be a result of drivers becoming complacent with their driving habits.

Complacency is the ultimate destroyer of progress and moving your life forward. Complacency is a great way to not achieve your dreams. When you have complacent in your life, you’re never pushing for bigger and better things. You’re not trying to harder.

1 : self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies When it comes to safety, complacency can be dangerous.

Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.

The most easily recognised of the cultural barriers, complacency is simply a belief that things are good enough. In complacent cultures leaders and teams believe there is no need to improve. In the worst cases, this is because the leaders believe the business is already the best.

A great definition of complacency is “self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies.” When somebody is acutely ill or injured, or in an obviously hazardous environment, we use situational awareness to perceive and mitigate dangers to ourselves and patients.

Complacency in a relationship reflects feeling so satisfied and secure that you think you don’t need to try any harder. That your relationship is healthy and functioning, so it’s OK to set it to Cruise Control. Complacency can also be a good indication that you feel emotionally safe with one another.