As most pilots are, you are likely addicted to flight. If so, you are willing to take every chance you can get to fly. Sometimes the desire to fly gets in the way of the safety first thought process.
One of the most common names for this is get-there-itis. The idea of "I need to fly to make it to this event" or some other thought process that make one think they HAVE to fly. This has been known to cause a pilot to exceed their personal minimums and their abilities. This can quickly kill any pilot. Inadvertent IMC is a leading killer of pilots, and get-there-itis is a common contributing factor. While poor weather is a major factor, but if the pilot is not at the top of their game it can have a similar or worse result. Sleep deprivation and stress can have a huge negative impact on pilot performance. A loss of judgement can allow get-there-itis to take over, and then also lead to inadvertent IMC. These problems compound on one another, one causing the next. The easiest fix for get-there-itis is to not consider the reason you are taking off at all. Consider the conditions of each flight as though you are flying purely for leisure.
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