Human Survival
Field Guide.

CAPACITY REGISTER / 07–08 OF 08 Human Experience Attributes

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

REPAIR Care and making amends

Offer accepted practical help and correct your own specific contribution to a problem through a changed action.

BALANCED USE

Name what happened, address the part you can change and let the other person decide how to respond.

WHEN OVERUSED

Take responsibility for everything, replace change with a dramatic apology or expect forgiveness as payment for making amends.

What is mine to correct, and what remains the other person’s choice?

Small practice: Choose one concrete correction you can complete. Say what you will do differently, carry it out and avoid attaching a request for immediate reassurance.

AWARENESS Attention and self-observation

Notice what is happening, what you are feeling and which familiar response you are preparing to use.

BALANCED USE

Describe an available cue, recognize your own need and leave room for another explanation of the situation.

WHEN OVERUSED

Watch every detail for confirmation, become absorbed in inspecting yourself or treat a strong impression as access to another mind.

What did I notice, and what meaning did I add afterward?

Small practice: Pause briefly before one familiar response. Name the observed event, your immediate urge and another available action; choose a step without requiring perfect certainty.