As students, they’re often easy to recognise because they highlight absolutely everything in their notes, sensing that all of it is important. On the flip side, they’re also prone to over-thinking and prefer to tweak and edit rather than starting something from scratch. Unlike big picture thinkers, they enjoy the nitty-gritty. Indeed, micro-thinkers love details and executing plans. They’ll always prefer to leave the implementation of their ideas over to others instead. Most big picture thinkers love brainstorming and coming up with ideas, but what they don’t like is getting bogged down in detail. Macro-thinking is essential in business and entrepreneurship, where seeing opportunities and thinking strategically is critical. You’ll recognise a big picture thinker when they use phrases like: “Give me the gist of it”, or “Just a few bullet points”. In organisational leadership, someone who thinks big picture is defined as a macro-motivated person. We’re either big picture thinkers, or we’re detail thinkers. Big picture thinking vs detail thinkingĪlthough everyone can easily flip between zooming in and zooming out, most of us have a preference for one or the other. Most importantly, zooming out encourages you to think strategically and helps you scan beyond the horizon - an essential life skill in times of great stress. You look at things at a grander scale and across a longer timeline, which makes them fuzzier and a little more abstract. Just like the camera on your phone, it shifts the focus from portrait to landscape, which makes you enjoy a broader perspective. Notice what happened there? I got you to gently shift your imagination from a general example to a more specific one.
Or, when you’re savouring that gooey taste of the delicious Belgian chocolate you just put in your mouth. An excellent example of zooming in is following up on your to-do list. As if you’re staring down a microscope, it reduces your perspective, allowing you to centre your attention on a smaller detail and with greater clarity.
You simply wouldn’t be able to zoom in or zoom out. Without it, big picture thinking wouldn’t be possible.
The fact that you’re able to read these words means you were blessed with the gift of perspective.
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