Ants see every crack in the sidewalk. Birds see where the sidewalk goes. You need both views.

Two viewpoints do two different jobs, and neither one substitutes for the other. Up close you see the cracks, the loose step, the exact thing that will break on Thursday. From above you see where any of it is heading and whether the route is worth staying on. Detail without direction is busywork, and direction without detail is just talk.

Check which one you have been using all month. Heads down for weeks means take an hour and look at the route. All planning means go fix one small broken thing today.