Monotropism is an individual's tendency to focus their attention on a small or singular number of interests at any time, with them neglecting or not perceiving lesser interests.
The word mono ("one, single") here is chosen in contrast to poly ("many"); whereas -tropism points to "directional movement or growth".
A tendency to focus attention tightly can be seen as a state of "tunnel vision". While monotropism tends to cause people to miss things outside their attention tunnel, within it, their focused attention can lend itself to intense experiences, deep thinking, and more specifically, flow states. However, this form of hyperfocus makes it harder to redirect attention, including starting and stopping tasks.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropism
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