Do you tend to miss seeing the forest for the trees, or the other way around?

I think most people tend not to see the forest for the trees, which is how the expression goes. They get caught up in the immediate and do not bother with abstract patterns.

My problem is the opposite. I tend to miss the trees for the forest. I am more interested in the abstract than the concrete.

Sometimes I am amazed by my lack of observational skills. I used to take the train to work. There was a sign on the station that said that the train was wheelchair accessible. I found it rather funny that it took me several weeks before I noticed the elevated ramp at the end of the platform. When this kind of thing happens, my immediate reaction is to sit back and try to take in as much of my surroundings as possible to see what else I may have been missing.