The world feels most distorted when you stand too close to your own urgency. Problems swell, worries expand, and details masquerade as destiny. But when you step back — emotionally, mentally, or physically — proportion returns. Perspective corrects the exaggerations of fear and haste. From distance, the essential becomes visible and the trivial becomes small again. You don’t need to think harder; you need to see from the right altitude.
Take one step back from a situation today — restore scale before you respond.