Mountain biking & obstacle course

Today, as I was riding, I was looking at my mountain-bike ride as an obstacle course and each time I was clearing one known section of the trail, I was overcoming one specific difficulty, just like I would jump over a series of hurdles.

All this mental exercise in order to achieve the ultimate goal of not hurting myself. I'm becoming picky with my riding. I don't want to take another fall in a universe where it's not “if”, but “when”, something unpleasant will happen.

Will this new outlook on achieving “no-fault” rides likely to protect me more or will it jinx me? I don't know and since I'm a little superstitious, I don't want to know. For the moment, I'm just clearing obstacles!