f you wait tables long enough, you learn the secret to balancing those giant trays of food: Don’t look at the tray. Looking at the tray will inevitably cause you to overcorrect and send everything crashing to the floor, earning a sarcastic clap from that one jerk a few tables over. If however, you focus your vision exclusively on your destination, your body will naturally adjust as things shift on the tray and you’ll make it safely to the table.