spread too thin
Too many commitments
Spread too thin describes having resources, attention, or energy distributed across too many commitments to be effective at any of them.
The image is of butter scraped so thinly across bread that it barely covers.
I'm spread too thin between work, school, and the kids.
Organizations spread themselves too thin by pursuing too many initiatives simultaneously.
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- running on emptyOperating without remaining resources
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
burning the candle · juggling · scattered · overwhelmed · frazzled · depleted · multitasking · running · ragged · worn · drained · diluted · fragmented · pulled apart · commitments · obligations · plates · spinning
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
spread too thinconcentrated
Gathered or intensified
focused · consolidated · single-minded · undivided · laser-focused
spread too thinundistracted
Free from interruption
fully committed · single-tasking · dedicated · devoted · specialized
spread too thinfiring on all cylinders
Performing optimally, completely engaged
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