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ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• u202307011927@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As some others already answered the question, let me bring up a fun fact. In german we have a saying that goes “to not see the forest because all of the trees”, which in english would be probably called chess blindness.

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  • zeppo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s a common saying in the US as well. Never heard of chess blindness, though.

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    • u202307011927@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Didn’t know that. TIL, thanks

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      • lyam23@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        “you can’t see the forest for the trees.”

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      • dandroid@dandroid.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I have heard it with that exact wording many times. Or maybe, “can’t see the forest through all the trees”

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  • weew@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The English phrase is “missing the forest for the trees”

    Not quite the same as chess blindness. Possibly the opposite. I think, but it basically means: being unable to see the bigger picture because you’re too focused on minor individual details

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