Hardwired to not see the forest?

We humans seem hardwired to focus on the details at the expense of the whole picture. Consider:

Vegan organic-only health gurus who smoke.
Committed recyclers who drive 12-cylinder petrol guzzlers.
Managers of mature businesses who sacrifice their core value capital for short-term "sales" revenues.

Cite
	Title:	Hardwired to not see the forest?
	Author:	Liew, Zern
	Blog Title:	Thoughts at the intersection of Design, Business, Technology, and Applied Psychology
	Date:	25 December 2005
	URL:	https://eicolab.com.au/2005/hardwired-to-not-see-the-forest.html