The ego makes you overanalyze certain situations. Now, we don’t have as much use for it but it still manifests itself in many ways. We evolved to have an ego to keep us on our toes so that we wouldn’t be eaten by whatever large prey was lurking around the rock. (Sorry if that’s a hard pill to swallow!) You have to be aware of other people and your surroundings. But it doesn’t matter any more than anyone else. One way to see the big picture is to get over your ego. ![]() It would’ve been a painting of a beautiful sky but would’ve likely never reached the famous status it holds today. Had he got swept away in every single stroke, obsessing over making each perfect, he could’ve taken up the whole canvas without ever painting the city below. I imagine the brush strokes on Vincent Van Goghs paintbrush as he painted Starry Night. Even for people who it may come naturally to, sometimes we still lose the ability to step back and see where we are going, what we are doing, and why due to the ebb and flow of regular life. When we are focused on all of the small details, it’s easy to lose focus. If you’re like me, a detail-oriented person, seeing the bigger picture might not come easily to you. It will allow you the space to figure out where you can improve, figure out what really matters in your life, and will allow you the opportunity to find purpose and meaning. Looking at the bigger picture will give you a new perspective. ![]() (I wasn’t doing myself any favors with that kind of thinking – was I?) My self-proclaimed weakness has always been the inability to see the bigger picture.
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