Andreas_Giger comments on The Zeroth Skillset - Less Wrong

48 Post author: katydee 30 January 2013 12:46PM

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Comment author: Andreas_Giger 30 January 2013 04:33:03PM *  1 point [-]

I find the definition of SA given in the post somewhat flawed:

Situational awareness is the skillset and related state of mind that allows one to effectively perceive the world around them.

That's fuzzy and descriptive rather than defining, and seems to broadly describe what I would call being perceptive. If I had sharper eyes, would my SA be better? Or would that not count as a skill? Is the ability to concentrate on something part of SA? How about eidetic memory, balance/kinesthesia, absolute pitch, pattern recognition, psychological resilience, spatial visualization, or eye adaptation?

In my opinion SA should properly be defined prior to any sequence posts or, if that would be impractical, the term should be tabooed.

Comment author: katydee 30 January 2013 10:17:28PM 1 point [-]

Thanks for the feedback. An expanded definition is forthcoming in the first post.