tunnel vision

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But you can go further, by getting AI to point out the patterns that lead to tunnel vision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

All of the attention, including Marty’s, is on Kay, and when Marty Mauser sets his sights on something, he sees in tunnel vision.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

"I feel like locking in is a way of romanticising getting into your deep work and making that decision of like, 'okay, it's time to get stuff done'." She compares it to tunnel vision.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

“The crowd is screaming but you’re not hearing it, your senses shut down, tunnel vision happens, and all you can think of is, don’t mess this up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

I don’t know and I don’t intend to find out, but I can guess that one of the symptoms is a bad case of tunnel vision.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich