Alertness is, exercising my physical and spiritual senses to recognize the danger that could diminish the resources entrusted to me. Alertness is the state of paying close and continuous attention. It is the opposite of inattention, which is failure to pay close attention to details or making careless mistakes when doing work or other activities, trouble keeping attention focused during tasks, appearing not to listen when spoken to, failure to follow instructions or finish tasks, avoiding tasks… (More on Alertness)