Major distortions of mental vision

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The person who is mentally nearsighted is apt to over-look objects and possibilities that are distant. He pays attention only to the problems immediately at hand and is blind to the opportunities that could be his by thinking and planning in terms of the future.

You are nearsighted if you d...

On the other hand, the mentally farsighted person is apt to overlook possibilities that are right before him.

He does not see the opportunities at hand. He sees only a dream-world of the future, unrelated to the present.

He wants to start at the top rather than move up step by step--a...