one-track minds
Monomaniacs have these
One-track minds is the plural of one-track mind, describing people capable of focusing on only one thing at a time—often to the exclusion of everything else.
The term typically carries a negative connotation, suggesting obsessive fixation or inability to see other perspectives: Politicians with one-track minds just repeat their talking points.
When the single track is sex, the phrase becomes a polite way of calling someone a pervert.
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- laser focusIntense, undivided concentration
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
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one-track mindsflexible thinking
Ability to shift perspectives
mental flexibility · open minds · open-mindedness · cognitive flexibility · mental agility
one-track mindsRenaissance men
Broadly accomplished individuals
Renaissance women · polymaths · generalists · dilettantes · dabblers
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