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
She says people can develop tunnel vision, judging a single choice in isolation, when what's needed is a wider perspective that puts one moment into the context of many.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
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
She’s in a vertical relationship and she’s in tunnel vision and so no one would be able to stop her.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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
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