The solution lies in learning to balance the big picture with the details.

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What we can do is stay aware of this tendency and build in habits that allow us to pause and balance the big picture with the details on a regular basis.

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While many believe digital photography and phone cameras have doomed the industry, CPI's troubles were also connected to the details of its own product, said John Johnson, chief executive of Picture People, a competing photo studio with 150 outlets in malls and stores across the country.

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