Preoccupy
verb
To occupy someone's mind a lot, making them think about something a lot.
The question of what to wear to the party preoccupied her all week.
Often appears as...
- preoccupied with
- preoccupied by
verb
To dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
Financial worries were preoccupying his mind.
Often appears as...
- preoccupying thoughts
- preoccupying worries
verb
To occupy someone's mind a lot, making them think about something a lot.
The question of what to wear to the party preoccupied her all week.
Often appears as...
- preoccupied with
- preoccupied by
verb
To dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
Financial worries were preoccupying his mind.
Often appears as...
- preoccupying thoughts
- preoccupying worries
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Mental Occupancy
Imagine 'preoccupy' as if your mind is a room filled with thoughts of one concern.
Her upcoming exams preoccupied her thoughts, leaving little room for anything else.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Variation
'Preoccupy' can range from a mild distraction to an intense focus on a subject.
The mysterious noise in the attic mildly preoccupied him throughout the day.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Span
'Preoccupy' often implies a prolonged period. It's not just a fleeting thought.
The complex puzzle preoccupied her all weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Mental Occupancy
Imagine 'preoccupy' as if your mind is a room filled with thoughts of one concern.
Her upcoming exams preoccupied her thoughts, leaving little room for anything else.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Variation
'Preoccupy' can range from a mild distraction to an intense focus on a subject.
The mysterious noise in the attic mildly preoccupied him throughout the day.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Span
'Preoccupy' often implies a prolonged period. It's not just a fleeting thought.
The complex puzzle preoccupied her all weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Mental Occupancy
Imagine 'preoccupy' as if your mind is a room filled with thoughts of one concern.
Her upcoming exams preoccupied her thoughts, leaving little room for anything else.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Variation
'Preoccupy' can range from a mild distraction to an intense focus on a subject.
The mysterious noise in the attic mildly preoccupied him throughout the day.
Pro Tip 3/3Time Span
'Preoccupy' often implies a prolonged period. It's not just a fleeting thought.
The complex puzzle preoccupied her all weekend.
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Rory Sutherland: Sweat...
in terms of solving these small solutions. Because the people who can actually solve them actually are too powerful and too preoccupied with something they think of as "strategy" to actually solve them. I tried this exercise recently, talking about banking. They said, "Can we do an advertising campaign?
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Rory Sutherland:...
And I think one of the problems with classical economics is, it's absolutely preoccupied with reality. And reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness. Why, for example, are pensioners much happier than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life.
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Perspective is...
one of the problems with classical economics is it's absolutely preoccupied with reality and reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness why for example a pensioners much happier than the young unemployed both of them after all are in exactly the same state of life
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Sarah Ellis and Helen...
We were motivated by how far and how fast we could progress, and we thought that our route to the top would look something a bit like this. And in those first few years of work, we were all about promotions and pay rises. We were preoccupied by the positions that we held
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Our dangerous obsession...
and personal freedom, and these are characteristics that we feel are contributing to almost epidemic levels of this problem. So let me give you an example. Young people today are more preoccupied with the attainment of the perfect life and lifestyle.
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Daniel Goleman: Why...
And I think this speaks to a spectrum that goes from complete self-absorption, to noticing, to empathy and to compassion. And the simple fact is, if we are focused on ourselves, if we're preoccupied, as we so often are throughout the day,
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How to tame your...
his mind, his attention, was thousands of miles away. He was gripped with suffering. His mind was worried and preoccupied and had stressful memories and, really, dread for his future. And I'm really glad that he didn't take his life.
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Why It Actually Might Be...
jennifer crocker examines our social motivations of ecosystem and ecosystem in the ego system we are preoccupied with our self-worth both in our own eyes and in other people's eyes and then the ecosystem
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Sneaky Squirrels Steal...
with the nut raider preoccupied he can either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera
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Amazing Animal...
mouth with the nut raider preoccupied he can either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life
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Rory Sutherland: Sweat...
in terms of solving these small solutions. Because the people who can actually solve them actually are too powerful and too preoccupied with something they think of as "strategy" to actually solve them. I tried this exercise recently, talking about banking. They said, "Can we do an advertising campaign?
Video examples
Rory Sutherland:...
And I think one of the problems with classical economics is, it's absolutely preoccupied with reality. And reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness. Why, for example, are pensioners much happier than the young unemployed? Both of them, after all, are in exactly the same stage of life.
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Perspective is...
one of the problems with classical economics is it's absolutely preoccupied with reality and reality isn't a particularly good guide to human happiness why for example a pensioners much happier than the young unemployed both of them after all are in exactly the same state of life
Video examples
Sarah Ellis and Helen...
We were motivated by how far and how fast we could progress, and we thought that our route to the top would look something a bit like this. And in those first few years of work, we were all about promotions and pay rises. We were preoccupied by the positions that we held
Video examples
Our dangerous obsession...
and personal freedom, and these are characteristics that we feel are contributing to almost epidemic levels of this problem. So let me give you an example. Young people today are more preoccupied with the attainment of the perfect life and lifestyle.
Video examples
Daniel Goleman: Why...
And I think this speaks to a spectrum that goes from complete self-absorption, to noticing, to empathy and to compassion. And the simple fact is, if we are focused on ourselves, if we're preoccupied, as we so often are throughout the day,
Video examples
How to tame your...
his mind, his attention, was thousands of miles away. He was gripped with suffering. His mind was worried and preoccupied and had stressful memories and, really, dread for his future. And I'm really glad that he didn't take his life.
Video examples
Why It Actually Might Be...
jennifer crocker examines our social motivations of ecosystem and ecosystem in the ego system we are preoccupied with our self-worth both in our own eyes and in other people's eyes and then the ecosystem
Video examples
Sneaky Squirrels Steal...
with the nut raider preoccupied he can either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera
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Amazing Animal...
mouth with the nut raider preoccupied he can either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
Those powers that control the tent are not threatened at all by any activity that you engage in, in the shadows, that's not moving toward the tent. And I am rather convinced that we have a generation that is so preoccupied with life in the shadows, they never even focus on getting to the sunlight where you open up the big tent.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied. In the spiritual life, discipline means to create that space in which something can happen that you hadn't planned or counted on.
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Bruno Dumont
French Director
When you make movies, you have to be preoccupied with the social problems, otherwise there is no point in making a movie. To have a story, you need a social problem. Not necessarily a problem, but something to get the idea for a story, otherwise there's no story.
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Talib Kweli
American Musician
You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
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Thalia
Mexican Musician
There were a lot of little triggers that made me realize that life is now; life is happening while we're preoccupied with stupidities. Of course, growing. Of course, becoming a mother and understanding life from another perspective.
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Jacqueline Bisset
English Actress
Of course, you see your body changing as you age, but it's more important to live than be too preoccupied with that sort of thing. I think ultimately what people care about in other people is the energy, the spirit.
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Marianne Williamson
American Author
Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
French Historian
Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.
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Richard N. Haass
American Diplomat
It is difficult to think of a foreign policy issue that preoccupies and polarizes world opinion as much as the Palestinian question.
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Natalie Cole
American Musician
As kids, we had no clue about the racial stuff that seemed to preoccupy adults. We just enjoyed our life as kids.
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Jesse Jackson
American Activist
Those powers that control the tent are not threatened at all by any activity that you engage in, in the shadows, that's not moving toward the tent. And I am rather convinced that we have a generation that is so preoccupied with life in the shadows, they never even focus on getting to the sunlight where you open up the big tent.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied. In the spiritual life, discipline means to create that space in which something can happen that you hadn't planned or counted on.
Quote examples
Bruno Dumont
French Director
When you make movies, you have to be preoccupied with the social problems, otherwise there is no point in making a movie. To have a story, you need a social problem. Not necessarily a problem, but something to get the idea for a story, otherwise there's no story.
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Talib Kweli
American Musician
You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
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Thalia
Mexican Musician
There were a lot of little triggers that made me realize that life is now; life is happening while we're preoccupied with stupidities. Of course, growing. Of course, becoming a mother and understanding life from another perspective.
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Jacqueline Bisset
English Actress
Of course, you see your body changing as you age, but it's more important to live than be too preoccupied with that sort of thing. I think ultimately what people care about in other people is the energy, the spirit.
Quote examples
Marianne Williamson
American Author
Fill you mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
French Historian
Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.
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Richard N. Haass
American Diplomat
It is difficult to think of a foreign policy issue that preoccupies and polarizes world opinion as much as the Palestinian question.
Quote examples
Natalie Cole
American Musician
As kids, we had no clue about the racial stuff that seemed to preoccupy adults. We just enjoyed our life as kids.
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