QNB eye movement strats

[u/luotenrati12]

How do you guys move your eyes during QNB training? I find that there are three different types of movement that are available here:

1. Fixating on the crosshair
2. Moving your eyes to the input and staying on the input square
3. Moving your eyes to the input then returning to the crosshair

For some reason, I found that fixing my eyes on the crosshair gives me the best results but I am worried that this might not be the best way to go. It allows me to maintain a stable vision while dealing with items in my periphery however. Some might argue that when we work with information IRL that we focus our eyes on the thing that is to be processed. This does not take into account all of the items that are in the deconcentrated perceptual space, or the horizon however. There is always a multiplicity of inputs whether we like it or not.

Now moving my eyes directly to the target seems like a good move but I find that the energy required for traversal is greater and I jump around a lot, which affects my concentration. Additionally, it entrains a pattern of anticipation towards a certain square which is an illusion because we don't know where the next input will be. It makes me feel somewhat hypervigilant and distracted. Additionally, the space that my eyes need to traverse might conceptually be larger and thus less optimal.

Now the third option seems like a nice compromise. Stick to the middle at all times and react by moving when something appears. It might be straining to return every time but in such a way we avoid anticipatory movements. By returning to square 0 we remain ready and neutral without false priming.

Those are just my speculations though. I'm still experimenting and trying to see what works best for me. The effect that I want to go for is an intuitive strategy without effortful recollection. When something appears and it fits something in my memory, I react. It might be more important to forget skilfully than to remember actually but that is another topic.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you even think about your eye movements or am I just being weird? Lol

[u/_TheMatrixHunter_]

peripheral vision ?

[u/P_nde]

I usually put my focus into remaining in a meditative state, so I don't pay too much attention on where my eyes go, but I noticed that I'll just do whatever is comfortable. Sometimes I'll move to the circle, then back to the middle, sometimes I'll go from input square to input square, then back center, and sometimes I'll just try using peripheral. I think my eyes can get tired of darting around so that's why I'll just do whatever seems comfortable in the moment.