hyperfocus
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
hyperfocus (uncountable)
- An intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses the consciousness on a narrow subject.
- 2009 June 18, Larry Dorman, “Seven Years Later, Mickelson Remains a Man of the People”, in New York Times[1]:
- Nicklaus’s reserve and Woods’s hyperfocus invite admiration, not the love Palmer inspired.
Verb edit
hyperfocus (third-person singular simple present hyperfocuses, present participle hyperfocusing or hyperfocussing, simple past and past participle hyperfocused or hyperfocussed)
- (intransitive) To focus intensely.