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Other experts warn not to fixate on that figure as a means to maximize happiness.
From the washingtonpost.com
For one thing, I've really started to fixate on some of the schools on my list.
From the thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com
This doesn't mean that you need to fixate or hyper-focus on how you're feeling.
From the psychcentral.com
At least don't tell me China is the aggressor if you keep fixate on the matter.
From the economist.com
You seem to fixate on categories, instead of searching for the thing-in-itself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
No doubt the Democrats will fixate on any Senate seat the Republicans do not win.
From the edition.cnn.com
When looking at potential investments, investors too often fixate on performance.
From the usatoday.com
And all too often we fixate on the negative, whether viewing ourselves or others.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
When other teams re-stack their boards, they may fixate on a particular player.
From the stltoday.com
- Attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
- Pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
- Make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
- Become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
- (fixation) arrested development: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
- (fixation) obsession: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- (Fixation (alchemy)) Fixation in alchemy refers to a process by which a previously volatile substance is "transformed" into a form (often solid) that is not affected by fire. It separates the substance or object and puts it back in the same or different shape at a subatomic level.
- (Fixation (histology)) In the fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is a chemical process by which biological tissues are preserved from decay, either through autolysis or putrefaction. ...
- (Fixation (population genetics)) In population genetics, fixation is the change in a gene pool from a situation where there exist at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains. ...
