tunnel vision

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One theory was that Ford suffered from tunnel vision.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"There was no plan B, there was no other thing, it was just tunnel vision to win that medal," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Yet, in interviews with police officers who have been involved with shootings, these same details appear again and again: extreme visual clarity, tunnel vision, diminished sound, and the sense that time is slowing down.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell