Attention Deconcentration

Here's a link to Attention Deconcentration in Free Diving.

Relaxed state easily can be achieved by specific technique, called attention deconcentration (AD). AD has been developed by Oleg Bakhtiyarov (Kiev, Ukraine) as the initial stage of psychological state management technique. AD means uniform distribution of attention on the whole perception field. AD is opposite to attention concentration when certain objects are distinguished from environment. Besides visual perception, attention can be distributed upon aural and tactile fields.

And if my reasoning is correct, this would be identity strengthening, rather than identity negating, because the attention is outward.