Anyone who grew up in the ’90s will surely remember a New York Times bestselling book titled Magic Eye. Within, readers found mind-bending, three-dimensional images that contained a hidden pattern. An image that appeared to be seemingly random shapes and colors might contain a hidden sailboat or a pair of glasses. The trick was to relax your eyes and allow the hidden pattern to reveal itself beneath the surface. In a similar way, the most effective actuaries learn to zoom out from the details and see the larger strategic picture.