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- noun An
intense form ofmental concentration orvisualization that focuses theconsciousness on a narrow subject.
Etymologies
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Examples
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[Note: My friend Valerie says she has the same condition and it's called "hyperfocus" and is common in people with ADD.]
Ellen Sterling: The Power of the Mind: Lior Suchard Is a Living, Breathing & Entertaining Example 2009
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Yes most of us have crappy soial skills, but I think the desire to be alone, pursue interest, "hyperfocus" and have the occasionaly few friends seems very simmilar.
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If we as a society were able to move away from the liberal hyperfocus on group identity and treat everyone as an individual (the libertarian ideal), then any group differences would be irrelevant.
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Hiro history homogenization tendency homosexuality hope horror human dilemma human nature human rights humanism humanitarianism humanity humble pie hybrid hyperfocus hypocrisy
Learning More About the Preservation and Utilization of Historical Documents The_Lex 2010
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Hiro history homogenization tendency homosexuality hope horror human dilemma human nature human rights humanism humanitarianism humanity humble pie hybrid hyperfocus hypocrisy
C2E2: First Two Doctor Who Episodes of Series 5 The_Lex 2010
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That was when I realized that the only elements which differentiate The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo from the average murder mystery were Lisbeth Salander, and a hyperfocus on sadism and rape.
Ilana Teitelbaum: The Girl Who Read Enough of Stieg Larsson 2010
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In fact, you get better and better and better to hyperfocus on the screen reality and ‘enter it’.
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Hiro history homogenization tendency homosexuality hope horror human dilemma human nature human rights humanism humanitarianism humanity humble pie hybrid hyperfocus hypocrisy
Archive 2010-01-01 The_Lex 2010
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Hiro history homogenization tendency homosexuality hope horror human dilemma human nature human rights humanism humanitarianism humanity humble pie hybrid hyperfocus hypocrisy
Archive 2010-02-01 The_Lex 2010
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Hiro history homogenization tendency homosexuality hope horror human dilemma human nature human rights humanism humanitarianism humanity humble pie hybrid hyperfocus hypocrisy
Archive 2010-07-01 The_Lex 2010
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Combined with hyperfocus – the flipside of the attention coin where one zones in on a single interest for hours – this results in flashes of brilliance.
The lost girls: ‘Chaotic and curious, women with ADHD all have missed red flags that haunt us’ Noelle Faulkner 2020
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