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Are you big-picture or detail-oriented person?
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Member
11:35 am, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 278
Big picture, when the a-team watermarked a release of the breaker i didn't even notice till i read the credits
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11:49 am, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 710
11:49 am, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 710
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Quote from unusuallove
Wow, in your description, you made being a detailed-oriented people sound so unattractive. I was like, well between a laid-back person with goals in life and hopes and dreams and a nit-picking OCD person who "can be a pain in the ass for some others", I think I'll have to go with the first one.
Obviously I exaggerated some, but it was kind of obvious that you considered yourself to be a "big picture" person, as the qualities listed as those of a "big picture" person were much more attractive than those listed for a "detail-oriented" person.
I mean really. Who would describe themselves as being "a pain in the ass for some others"? Just saying.
Obviously I exaggerated some, but it was kind of obvious that you considered yourself to be a "big picture" person, as the qualities listed as those of a "big picture" person were much more attractive than those listed for a "detail-oriented" person.
I mean really. Who would describe themselves as being "a pain in the ass for some others"? Just saying.
oops, ;lol; it just when you noticed many people were complaining about your behavior when you do your job (such as, you are too perfectionist! , you make me crazy , etc) that you could be detail oriented person. I mean they tend to be perfectionist for everything they do, so many others find difficult to follow the detail oriented person's standard. Ok, i'll add and edit some.
Yeah, I understand. Thanks.
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12:05 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 5
12:05 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 5
I guess I'm big picture person since I am a scatter brain generally. I only pay attention to small detail if it seems relevant but yeah... big picture person. :3
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1:47 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 307
1:47 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 307
Quote from Highway-STAR
I'm quick to take note of people acting or behaving a little more different than usual as well. 
Oh yes, this as well. Everytime someone acts out of character I'll ask them what's wrong and I guess in that way I am a pain in the ass ;P
Member1:53 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 221
Wha?! I match both the big-picture and detail-oriented side well!
But when it comes down to reading, it really depends on my mood. I finally decided I'm leaning more of a detail-oriented person more often because I get angus when I see poor proof-reading skills! I'm such a perfectionist! I'm a proof-reader for Night Constellations scans so I guess that's why. ^^
On the other hand, ask me for details, I have no idea! I don't have much clue of the plot either LOL.
But when it comes down to reading, it really depends on my mood. I finally decided I'm leaning more of a detail-oriented person more often because I get angus when I see poor proof-reading skills! I'm such a perfectionist! I'm a proof-reader for Night Constellations scans so I guess that's why. ^^
On the other hand, ask me for details, I have no idea! I don't have much clue of the plot either LOL.
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3:49 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 1698
I'm a "Big-picture" type of person, but I do have some qualities of a detailed-oriented person.
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4:56 pm, Dec 26 2010
Posts: 442
I'm not 100% of either, but if it were a scale, I'd be much closer to "Big Picture". But I don't think I'm scatterbrained and I do notice things like a comma missing.
But things like getting a scratch on your car, failing an exam, being late for work -- I don't worry about them too much. They can be frustrating at first, but I think: Does it really matter in the end? I don't try to let them happen and I work hard at the things I do, but we're all going to die anyway so why be stressed about one exam fail or one almost inevitable scratch on your car? Move on and don't let things like that stress you!
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Go to work, send your kids to school;
Follow fashion, act normal;
Walk on the pavement, watch T.V.;
Save for retirement, obey the law.
Repeat after me: I am free.
But things like getting a scratch on your car, failing an exam, being late for work -- I don't worry about them too much. They can be frustrating at first, but I think: Does it really matter in the end? I don't try to let them happen and I work hard at the things I do, but we're all going to die anyway so why be stressed about one exam fail or one almost inevitable scratch on your car? Move on and don't let things like that stress you!
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Go to work, send your kids to school;
Follow fashion, act normal;
Walk on the pavement, watch T.V.;
Save for retirement, obey the law.
Repeat after me: I am free.
Member
9:09 am, Dec 27 2010
Posts: 128
Detail oriented, almost obsessively.
I think it's a good thing if it makes me do a good job, even if it's to the point of being a perfectionist. It's great, but it takes a hell load of time, but you'll be very proud of it in the end.
I think it's a good thing if it makes me do a good job, even if it's to the point of being a perfectionist. It's great, but it takes a hell load of time, but you'll be very proud of it in the end.
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9:57 am, Dec 27 2010
Posts: 390
9:57 am, Dec 27 2010
Posts: 390
Depends on the situation, but most of the time I'm a big picture person.
If having my bed tidy doesn't bring me any benefit and is troublesome, It won't be tidy
If reading a document carefully will bring me benefit and isn't troublesome, I will read it carefully
In everything I do I compare Benefit x Trouble
If having my bed tidy doesn't bring me any benefit and is troublesome, It won't be tidy
If reading a document carefully will bring me benefit and isn't troublesome, I will read it carefully
In everything I do I compare Benefit x Trouble
Member
11:16 am, Dec 27 2010
Posts: 641
Quote from Avian3
I guess I'm somewhere in between, there are things from both categories that fit to me 
Likewise, though I think I just switch between the two when I have needs of one or the other.
It's just easier.
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Member
11:33 am, Dec 27 2010
Posts: 76
Quote from LittleMelon18
Wha?! I match both the big-picture and detail-oriented side well!
But when it comes down to reading, it really depends on my mood. I finally decided I'm leaning more of a detail-oriented person more often because I get angus when I see poor proof-reading skills! I'm such a perfectionist! I'm a proof-reader for Night Constellations scans so I guess that's why. ^^
On the other hand, ask me for details, I have no idea! I don't have much clue of the plot either LOL.
But when it comes down to reading, it really depends on my mood. I finally decided I'm leaning more of a detail-oriented person more often because I get angus when I see poor proof-reading skills! I'm such a perfectionist! I'm a proof-reader for Night Constellations scans so I guess that's why. ^^
On the other hand, ask me for details, I have no idea! I don't have much clue of the plot either LOL.
LOL I'm both as well!
well sometimes I can get so irritated with little grammar mistakes and sometimes I just don't care.
afterall I make them myself too. And I'm a scatterbrain =,= I sometimes see imperfections but your example of the fly in a movie... no I wouldn't notice it..
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7:11 pm, Dec 28 2010
Posts: 226
Most of the time I am not interested in my surroundings so I tend to do nothing or the strict minimum.
But when I come across something that gets me hooked I am pretty detail orientated. It becomes like an obsession and I won't be able to stop cause you can always improve it.
When I remember my last essay I will have to admit that the only reason I stopped working on it was cause there was a time-limit.
But when I come across something that gets me hooked I am pretty detail orientated. It becomes like an obsession and I won't be able to stop cause you can always improve it.
When I remember my last essay I will have to admit that the only reason I stopped working on it was cause there was a time-limit.
Member
7:23 pm, Dec 28 2010
Posts: 340
There's no options for both? lol... I want the best of both worlds! xD
Member
7:30 pm, Dec 28 2010
Posts: 146
I am completely detail orientated by this definition. Grammatical errors in movies and papers really tick me off.
Don't ask why, they just do.
And no, I am not a pain to anybody. Seems like some bias coming in there.
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Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.
-Oath of the Night's Watch, A Song of Ice and Fire
Don't ask why, they just do.
And no, I am not a pain to anybody. Seems like some bias coming in there.
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Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.
-Oath of the Night's Watch, A Song of Ice and Fire
Member
7:33 pm, Dec 28 2010
Posts: 1901
Neither. I'm not so close minded that I'd have to be one or the other. Obviously there are parts of your life where you must think "big picture" and other parts where you must think "details." Not being able to utilize both would probably mean you couldn't get out the door in the morning.
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