"Raising your perspective lowers your resolution" is a lie—The true relationship between perspective and resolution, and how to train them

The common wisdom often found in business books, "Raising your perspective makes you lose sight of the details," is fundamentally mistaken on one point. Your perspective and resolution are not inherently a trade-off. In fact, if you train them, they can be raised simultaneously. We will now look at the structure of this and specific training methods in order.

“Raising your perspective lowers your resolution” is only half correct.

The statement "as altitude increases, granularity decreases" only applies to geospatial contexts.

Certainly, in physical space, as you gain altitude, the granularity of the surface decreases. A city viewed from an airplane appears coarser than when viewed from the ground. If you directly apply this physical intuition to your thinking, you'll fall into the misconception that "raising your perspective makes you unable to see the details."

However, the viewpoint of thought is different from altitude in physical space. Raising one's viewpoint is not about discarding information, but about increasing the dimensions for rearranging information. When dimensions increase, the whole picture emerges without discarding the details.

The “type” of resolution is simply different between a low viewpoint and a high viewpoint.

Grain resolution and structural resolution are completely different things.

The resolution seen from a low viewpoint is “resolution of granularity.” Details like who said what and which words were used become clear. On the other hand, the resolution seen from a high viewpoint is “resolution of structure.” Why such movements occur and which patterns are repeated become vivid.

Both are resolutions. The only difference is the axis by which resolution is measured. People who feel that "raising their perspective lowers their resolution" are actually only calling the granularity resolution. They simply aren't noticing that a different type of resolution is increasing on the side where their perspective has been raised.

The way to elevate your perspective boils down to one thing: “don't jump to conclusions.”

The more you delay your judgment, the more layers of resolution you gain.

The simplest exercise for raising your perspective is to delay judgment by one step. At the moment you would normally jump to a conclusion, consciously hold back. Instead of stopping your thought process and making a judgment based on your usual habits, take a step back meta-cognitively. Ask yourself, "Why did I want to conclude so quickly?"

This single breath can be a gateway to a perspective that allows you to handle both granularity and structure simultaneously. By continuing this practice, you develop a habit of distancing yourself from your own thoughts and emotions, increasing the likelihood of gaining a new perspective. Perspective is not a matter of talent, but of habit.

The height of perspective doesn't sacrifice resolution. It merely increases the “types” of resolution.

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