Do you allow the world to come to you or do you pounce on it? Are you acting from impatience? Enthusiasm? Anxiety? Eagerness?
E.H.ShepardPractice: Close your eyes and let your eyeballs rest comfortably in their sockets. This may take a while. (My breathing slows and my shoulders drop before my eyes relax.)
Slowly open your eyes. Notice whether you use your eyes to take in the world or to advance towards it. Or something else entirely.
Noticing what you tend to do allows you to play with alternatives.
Related practices: Loneliness, Perfect