Mentally Farsighted
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--and he does not recognize that the only job where you can start at the top is the job of digging a hole
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