Look Beyond

Ocular dominance occurs when one eye dominates the other and focuses on an object while the other eye remains slightly unfocused. This is normal occurrence in all people. The disparity in focus is not noticed because the brain compensates for it and presents a clear image. By relaxing your eyes and allowing them to defocus, you decrease ocular dominance and your eyes are less likely to fixate upon a particular object.   

Humans evolved for survival in the outdoors where the ability to see beyond the obvious helped keep them alive. However, for the last few centuries, we have spent most of our time indoors concentrating on specific objects, such as books, televisions, and computer screens, oblivious to our surroundings. We have developed a type of tunnel vision where we only see that which we are directly looking at. The best way to develop the ability to look beyond is to be outdoors as much as possible. Looking at vast expanses, helps keep us from focusing on individual objects. If you are jogging along a mountain trail, you have to look beyond that which is directly in front of you, and be aware of things such as an upcoming low hanging limb or a snake in the trail; looking beyond keeps you safer and makes you a better fighter.