On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 11:33 +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Georg> Indeed. Sometimes one is just routine-blinded (is this
> Georg> understandable? In german we call it "betriebsblind").
> 
> That's understandable, but I cannot find the right english (or french)
> version... 

"Can't see the forest for the trees" is the closest phrase in English, I
think, meaning that you're too involved in something to see it as
clearly as an external observer could.

John

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