mental concentration
Deep mental focus
Mental concentration is the focused direction of attention toward a single task, thought, or object while excluding distractions.
It implies sustained effort: The job requires intense mental concentration.
The phrase is somewhat redundant, since concentration alone usually implies mental focus, but the fuller form emphasizes cognitive effort over other meanings of concentration.
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- focusConcentrated attention point
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- paying attentionDirecting focus toward something
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
centering · selective attention · flow state · in the zone · deep work · meditation · executive function · cognitive load · working memory · sustained attention · contemplation · calmness · acuity · razor sharp · introspection · absorption · vigilance · single-mindedness
mental concentrationdistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
inattention · absent-mindedness · distractedness · mind-wandering · divided attention
mental concentrationzoning out
Losing conscious attention temporarily
spacing out · dissociation · obliviousness · tuning out · mental lapse
mental concentrationmental fog
Clouded, sluggish cognition
brain fog · confusion · disorientation · daze · stupor