Some people are field-independent and some are field-dependent.
Field-dependent people react to what is in their view (their field).
If something is in their field, they react to it; if it's not they don't.
Field-dependent people are highly influenced by their environment.
Field-independent people act similarly in any environment.
I am highly field-dependent.
When things are in my field of view I sink my teeth in and I'm unstoppable.
If I'm not paying attention to something I'll never see it again and won't think about it.
I care intensely about people… but mostly think about them when I'm with them, or when something else in my environment makes me think about them.
The way I drive myself is by managing my field and putting things to sink my teeth into.
A meta-process to play myself like a fiddle.