Shiny Object Syndrome: Why We Chase New Ideas and Abandon Them
Shiny object syndrome describes the tendency to pour attention into a new, trendy idea and then drop it entirely the moment something fresher appears—regardless of how valuable it actually is. The concept shows up in management literature, popular psychology, and the social and computer sciences, and people with a strong fear of missing out are especially vulnerable, since the distraction clouds both judgment and focus.
The term shiny object syndrome is often used when people mistake something small and focused and fixate on it to the extent that they lose the big picture.
- codeulike
This is just a rebranding of novelty bias to make it seem like a new idea
- d4v3
"Shiny object syndrome is the situation ..."
'The situation'? Can't help but feel this is very imprecise and unserious language.
- Ozzie_osman
I call it Toddler Soccer Syndrome. Ball's over there? Let's all chase it. Oh, moved over here now? Everyone run the other way.