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Hyperfocus Is Not a Superpower
The 'harness your hyperfocus' advice gets the mechanism wrong. The evidence says hyperfocus is dysregulated attention, not enhanced focus — and the fix isn't willpower.
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The 'harness your hyperfocus' advice gets the mechanism wrong. The evidence says hyperfocus is dysregulated attention, not enhanced focus — and the fix isn't willpower.