Ask HN: Do you assign a higher value to high order macro stuff vis-a-vis micro?

Examples of this bias and how it leads to subpar outcomes:

Worrying about inflation vs. carefully curating a collection of discount coupons

Both inflation and coupons affect the bottom line, but only one you have control over, and yet inflation dominates thoughts and lives rent free in the minds of everybody.

Yet another example:

The general direction of the big company you are employed at vs. making sure you are the most beloved and respected person in your department