Summary
- Blind spots can either cloud decisions or be intentionally removed to improve judgment.
- Some people feel safer when they cannot see everything, especially when they feel threatened.
- Others perform better when blind spots are removed and they can see clearly.
- Clear vision leads to better decisions and less reactive behavior.
- The real question is whether you choose comfort through blindness or growth through clarity.
Whenever we make decisions, it’s crucial to understand if we’re allowing blind spots to cloud our judgments, to cloud our decisions, or if we’re actively eliminating blind spots.
I actually thought of this today as I was cleaning out my aquarium. We have tiny feeder fish, neon tetras. They’re tiny. I removed a branch that they would always hide behind. To them, that creates stress. Whereas I have a larger fish that hates that thing. It hates branches. It just wants to move around freely. And it actually relieves stress for this fish.
So what’s the difference? Why do the neon tetras enjoy having things that obscure their vision and hide them? Because when their vision is obscured, it means that the predator fish can’t see them. And so it de-stresses them to be unable to see.
And this happens in people too. People, when they feel threatened, look to hide. They look for blind spots. They feel at ease when they have more blind spots, when they don’t realize things.
The other fish, the one who is now freely swimming around because I took the branch out, thrives when the blind spots are removed. They can make clearer decisions. They can see exactly what is out there. They aren’t hiding. And because of that, they’re able to see better and therefore make better decisions.
You see what I’m trying to get at with this analogy? Are you allowing blind spots into your life, or are you actively trying to remove blind spots?