Human Survival
Field Guide.

CAPACITY REGISTER / 05–06 OF 08 Human Experience Attributes

Situational capacities to notice and practice; no fixed scores or ranks.

SHIFT Flexibility and revision

Change an approach, interpretation or plan when new information or a different need becomes relevant.

BALANCED USE

Acknowledge the earlier account, explain what changed and let other people understand what they can now rely upon.

WHEN OVERUSED

Revise so quickly or quietly that others cannot follow the history, locate an agreement or ask a relevant question.

Have I explained the change, including the part I previously said?

Small practice: Use three short phrases: “I previously thought… I now think… The reason is…” Leave any remaining uncertainty visible instead of replacing it with a larger promise.

CLARITY Discernment and evidence

Separate an observation, a report, an interpretation and an unanswered question so a decision can be examined.

BALANCED USE

Check the claim that matters, consider information that could change your view and stop when the answer serves the decision.

WHEN OVERUSED

Collect only confirming fragments, demand complete certainty or mistake a growing collection of questions for an answer.

What would change my account, and how much information does this decision require?

Small practice: Write one claim and its available evidence. Add one alternative explanation and one useful next check, then identify what can reasonably remain unresolved.