rabbit holes
Deep investigation tangents
Rabbit holes are pursuits that lead unexpectedly deep, consuming time and attention.
The metaphor comes from Alice following the White Rabbit underground into Wonderland.
Someone researching a topic online might fall down a rabbit hole and emerge hours later, having followed link after link into increasingly obscure territory.
The phrase often implies enjoyable but unproductive distraction: I went down a YouTube rabbit hole last night.
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- hutchCage for small pets
- Easter BunnyMythical spring gift-giver
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
obsession · maze · Lewis Carroll · tunnel · clickbait · Wikipedia · algorithms · fascination · conspiracy theories · distraction · hyperlinks · tangents · Alice · serendipity · den · fixation · lost in thought · forums
- digital wellnessinternet addiction, tech addiction, social media addiction, gaming disorder, digital detox
- hedgerowshawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, privet, holly
- screen addictiondoomscrolling, infinite scroll, phone addiction, screen time, binge watching
rabbit holesstraight lines
Unbent one-dimensional figures
shortcuts · beelines · beeline · main roads · highways
rabbit holesexecutive summaries
Condensed reports for leadership
cliff notes · broad strokes · the big picture · skimming · bullet points