When was the last time you played the game Connect Four?

It’s a simple strategy game where you try to place discs in a grid against a competitor also placing discs in a grid. You both work to get four of your own discs in a row while preventing your competitor from achieving this result before you.

Our family has been playing a lot lately because I bought an over-sized version we set up on a table in our screen porch. It’s easy to play a few games together in a spare moment and be done.

As we’ve played, I’ve noticed a strange connection between this game and daily life. If I get too focused on my own strategy – whether offensive or defensive, I miss seeing what’s right in front of me. Looking at the game through a myopic lens doesn’t eradicate the things I’m choosing to not see. They’re still there - and I lose often because I lose view of the bigger picture that’s right in front of me.

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