getting sidetracked
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- derailedThrown off course
- tangentLine touching curve once
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
rabbit hole · squirrel · lost · unfocused · meandering · digression · off-track · scattered · diverted · procrastinating · daydreaming · interrupted · veering · straying · side quest · shiny object · zoning out · adrift
focus and attention
getting sidetrackedconcentrating
Directing mental effort narrowly
zeroing in · honing in · tunnel vision · locking in · paying attention
progress toward goals
getting sidetrackedpressing on
Continuing despite obstacles
forging ahead · making progress · following through · making headway · moving forward