tunnel vision
Example Sentences
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"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
It especially hurt me knowing that I am a subscriber of yours and could have asked for guidance, but I fell into his trap and got tunnel vision.”
From Seattle Times
Miller said he imagines tunnel vision can set in for law enforcement officers when they see a prior conviction.
From Washington Post
His team had the kind of veteran officers who warned one another when they sensed someone was getting tunnel vision and close to losing control.
From Washington Post
“The same investigative dynamics play out … the same cognitive biases, and the tunnel vision.”
From Science Magazine
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