overfocus
Too much attention
To overfocus is to concentrate too narrowly on one thing at the expense of others.
The term appears in discussions of attention, strategy, and mental health: Don't overfocus on short-term gains.
Someone who overfocuses on details may miss the bigger picture.
The noun overfocus describes this excessive concentration: His overfocus on work damaged his relationships.
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
idée fixe · rumination · perseveration · hyperfixation · mania · infatuation · enthrallment · fanaticism
Blurry distance vision
- blinkeredHaving restricted outlook
- single-mindednessExclusive focus on purpose
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
constricted · insular · limited · selective · pigeonhole · reductionist · narrow-minded · microscopic
Chronic occupational depletion
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- strainExcessive stretching force
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
fatigue · overwork · tension · frazzle · depletion · overstimulation
Extreme carefulness in details
- exactingnessDemanding nature
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- scrupulousnessCareful moral precision
- fastidiousnessExcessive concern for precision
nitpicking · overattention · micromanaging · hair-splitting · fussiness · overcritical · uncompromising · exacting
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
absorption · idée fixe · rumination · perseveration · hyperfixation · mania · infatuation · enthrallment · fanaticism · zealotry
myopia
Blurry distance vision
- blinkeredHaving restricted outlook
- single-mindednessExclusive focus on purpose
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
monomania · constricted · insular · limited · selective · pigeonhole · reductionist · narrow-minded · microscopic · blinders
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
exhaustion · fatigue · overwork · tension · frazzle · depletion · overstimulation
meticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
- exactingnessDemanding nature
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- scrupulousnessCareful moral precision
fastidiousness · nitpicking · overattention · micromanaging · hair-splitting · fussiness · overcritical · uncompromising · exacting · overcorrecting
overfocusperipheral awareness
Indirect sensory registration
holistic perspective · panoramic view · systems thinking · soft focus
overfocusdistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
inattention · unfocus · scatterbrained · unfocused · mind-wandering