HYPERFIXATION noun
/ˈhaɪ.pərfɪkˈseɪ.ʃən/
1. A complete obsession or absorption in a subject or hobby to a point where a person appears to completely tune out their surroundings and where the person repeatedly returns to said subject or material.

PETER GLAZEBROOK
Not many men can boast that they’re both a grower and a shower but Mr. Glazebrook has codified bragging rights. With support from his wife Mary in the little village of Halam, Nottinghamshire, Glazebrook has gardened his way into becoming the most prolific veggie grower in the game—currently holding the Guinness world record for:
PETER KROPOTKIN
After a break-up many moons ago, I forced myself to start a visual project so as not to be swallowed by the debilitating abyss of heartbreak. Wikimedia Commons had this wealth of freely-usable media files just sitting there and I began collecting images I liked and arranging them on an Instagram page called Geosaving.
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