I attended a small race meeting in France last week and was able to see the horses up close in the parade ring, on the course and after the race. One of the horses was wearing blinkers during the race but not before it – and not after. Presumably the horse’s jockey was able to keep the animal’s full attention on the racetrack during the job in hand rather than worrying about what the rest of the field was up to.
It’s A Bit Like Sticking To The Task.
The time for creative, 360 degree thinking is on the run up to an event and when reviewing how it went. The time for concentrating on the job is during the ‘race’ when we are in the zone and have a specific goal to achieve.
Are blinkers there to reduce distractions or to focus the mind? Certainly they allow us to concentrate on our own strengths rather than worrying about what others might do.
BitILike
“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than
anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” William James
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