Ever hear of Target Fixation?

A few years ago, I finally got around to getting my motorcycle license. I don’t own a motorcycle, but I always wanted to know how to ride one. During the class, the instructor referred to the idea of “target fixation” a number of times. It’s where a motorcycle or bike goes where the rider is looking. If a rider focuses on an object too much, the cycle can collide with the object and cause an accident — even if the rider is trying to avoid it. Amazingly, when you’re riding a motorcycle, you go where you look. Look at a pothole too much, and that’s where you’re going. Even a move as simple as looking in the rear view mirror involves deliberate intention. In our thing, unless we intentionally want to go in a specific direction, we try not to look in that direction for too long — because it can become an illusion, and we can emotionally translate opportunity and systems over to that realm. And it might not be where we want to be. Target fixation sometimes refers to a phenomenon where skydiver might forget to pull the ripcord because they’re so focused on the landing area. Know where you’re going. And don’t forget to pull the rip cord.