topic: [[Doing]] people: #people/arloligner created: 2023-12-30 *Your best chance is using your attentional "laser" beam to direction your actions once you have done your [[Deciding]] and accepted the risk.* This reminds me of [[focus attention]], and how the focus of attention needs to be the action during action, and awareness during [[Deciding]]. It's kind of like how [[The human brain is designed primarily for guiding action]], and yet we allow it to be distracted all the time. ### what is it? ![[The Laser Beam.jpg]] “The Laser Beam The Laser Beam adds the seven Rock Warrior processes to the Bullet graphic. A laser collects light and concentrates it into a beam that has more power than unfocused, disorganized, ordinary light. The warrior “laser” collects and concentrates attention. When you focus your attention like a warrior, you concentrate it like a laser beam concentrates light, producing an intention with concentrated power analagous to a laser. The preparation phase takes place in your comfort zone: attention is collected, centered, directed, and focused so that it can become powerful enough to punch through the resistance barrier of the inner circle. Punching through the inner circle is the graphic representation of the transition phase, the Choices process. Your attention is now like a focused laser beam, bursting through the inner circle into the adventure of the unknown. The last two warrior processes, subjects of Chapters 6 and 7, keep the “attention beam” from dispersing (losing its focus) during the action phase of the risk. Figure 5.2: The Laser Beam - Chapter 5 ##### What would the opposite argument be? You need to keep [[situational awareness]] even when you are performing at your peak. [[emotion changes the world we are in]], so can we be aware of our world? How can we be aware of our emotions in the moment? tags: #note/thing | #on/action | #on/attention ##### Sources: Ilgner, Arlo. (2003). _The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental training for climbers_ (Second Edition). Vaughan Printing.