Sentences with phrase «obsessiveness of»

We knew that our paper would be unpopular among climate contrarians, but we were taken aback by the ferocity of the attack and the obsessiveness of some of our critics.

In some, the empty squares of graph paper show through; the obsessiveness of coloring in the grids, coupled with the unrefined material, has a lovely, humanizing effect.

The way Alice Neel rides the edge of something primitive in her work, the physicalness of her process, her alternately agitated and mangy surfaces, her breathtaking brushstrokes, and the hypersensitive obsessiveness of her portraits suggest Neel ranks among the greatest American painters of the 20th century and merits more than a floor of the Whitney.

I've got a friend who lives and breathes this sort of thing and after a while, it can get real boring though, when I'm subjected to the one dimensionality and obsessiveness of some entrepreneurs I know.

Ruminations about the power of criticism, the obsessiveness of fanboys (think of the killer as a blog commenter), the positives and negatives of having a pet raccoon, etc..

Heller's picture overdoes its «I just want to be loved» theme, and the romantic obsessiveness of the second half becomes frustrating.

He's crafted plenty of stunning visual moments, but beyond his exquisite wartime fantasia Pan's Labyrinth, his films have had the fussy, reference - y obsessiveness of Quentin Tarantino at his worst.

Toback's jazzy riffs on sex and philosophy sometimes sing and sometimes howl, but the personal obsessiveness of each subject gives his films an immediacy that is never less than interesting.

The singleminded fashion obsessiveness of Anna Wintour is spiked with the belle - epoque - bonkersness of Ab Fab's Patsy and housed in the body of Hercule Poirot.»

The self - obsessiveness of Manhattanites restless in the midst of prosperity reminds us a little of Woody Allen, but not much.

I've got a friend who lives and breathes this sort of thing and after a while, it can get real boring though, when I'm subjected to the one dimensionality and obsessiveness of some entrepreneurs I know.

Not exact matches

Can you still get to the top of your career ladder with less obsessiveness?

They capture the most compelling character traits of business creators — such as drive, passion, dedication, and sometimes even obsessiveness and destructiveness.

I know he's too old to have been part of the recent home - schooling resurgence, but this kind of obsessiveness and evangelicism of the obsessed - over idea is exactly the kind of socially inept behavior that a lot of home - schooled kids develop.

, the movie, praise the flick for its ability to maintain all the book's reverence for 80s culture, but co-opt its obsessiveness into a satirization of geek - dom as a whole.

Certainly, passionate fandom and pop - culture obsessiveness is the foundation of culture writing and, for that matter, a website like

Certainly, passionate fandom and pop - culture obsessiveness is the foundation of culture writing and, for that matter, a website like RELEVANT.

And hooray for all of us who get to benefit from your creativity and obsessiveness!

I always thought of perfectionists as those people with lovely handwriting and Martha Stewart level obsessiveness when it comes to every aspect of their life.

So, courtesy of my obsessiveness and an assist from our Food Director Carla Lalli Music, here's how I get a perfectly blended and chilled iced espresso:

And bettors do tend to have some things in common: a degree of sports - obsessiveness (often an athletic past cut short in college by a lack of talent), a community in which to share their betting tales (usually a fraternity house) and a little resourcefulness.

This is a managerial issue because of his rigidness and obsessiveness to do it his way ONLY.

Last year, when I was spending a lot of time lurking on pregnancy forums, I was struck by the level of obsessiveness around finding out the baby's sex as early as possible in order to be able to buy the «right» newborn clothes and paint the nursery the «right» colour.

Depending on an individual's temperament, role, and workplace stressors, symptoms of anxiety take different forms: procrastination, avoidance, fatigue, irritability, fearfulness, social isolation, obsessiveness, perfectionism, or a feeling of constantly being overwhelmed — all of which result in diminished efficiency.

I had to learn to let go of unhealthy habits like perfectionism and obsessiveness, as well as learn how to forgive others and myself.

Everyone knows sugar should be enjoyed in moderation, but the degree of obsessiveness at play in some diets seems more unhealthy than the supposedly «bad» foods.

This means that saffron could potentially be used in place tryptophan or 5 - HTP if you score high on the low serotonin section of the amino acid questionnaire (anxiety, worry - in - the head, obsessiveness, negativity and depression, irritability, PMS, afternoon and evening cravings and insomnia) and yet do not seem to benefit from either of these two amino acids.

A Beginner's Guide to Baking I've been told many a time that baking is intimidating... There's something about the precision of it all that appeals to my inner obsessiveness.

Despite searching online and trawling eBay to the point of obsessiveness I could not fine «the one».

Gaunt, permanently sweaty, face covered with stubble, eyes bloodshot, speed - rapping his way into trouble, Stiller convincingly portrays the obsessiveness and desperation of a man in way over his head.

The film roams from the Upper West Side to Coney Island to Atlantic City, maintaining a lighthearted style that doesn't quite match the hints of obsessiveness in Mr. Toback's screenplay.

He is also broken hearted and one of the strengths of the film is the slow reveal that his obsessiveness and controlling nature had more to do with his breakup rather than the imagined sins he projects onto his ex-girlfriend.

Within this framework, he then adds some stimulating layers all his own, many of them having to do, as in Hamlet, with the modern world's technological obsessiveness.

The filmmaker rightfully shows off a comedy nerd's obsessiveness in this two - part documentary, which boasts plenty of on - camera interviews with Shandling, as well as chats with fellow luminaries James L. Brooks, Jim Carrey, Sarah Silverman, Conan O'Brien, Bob Saget, and Jerry Seinfeld.

Nicholas's other defining quality is his obsessiveness, which makes him determined to beat the Game instead of fleeing when its potentially deadly consequences become clear.

Compared to the minute obsessiveness with source material of something like Age of Ultron, Suicide Squad feels calculated to appeal to the largest possible audience, favoring more easily understood characters like Deadshot and Harley Quinn, and only showing glimpses of the more obtuse characters and plot lines on the margins.

I tend to get obsessed by things for a short period of time then as my interest wains I divert my obsessiveness to something new.

Hyperactive dogs can prove to be too trying for pet owners but their obsessiveness and high level of energy can be put to good use in aiding conservation work.

All my obsessiveness aside, «Skulls of the Shogun» looks like it will be a great game and an instant winner on WP7.

All it took was nearly life - ruining levels of obsessiveness.

Mueller approached each form with tender care, with a delicate precision that speaks of depth and attention rather than any kind of fussy obsessiveness.

The work seems to capture the illustration - like qualities, obsessiveness, and attention to detail of fan art.

It's partly a kind of obsessiveness on my end I probably have as well.

She has lived voluntarily in a psychiatric institution since 1977 traveling often to her studio in Tokyo, and much of her work has been marked with obsessiveness and the struggle with her psychological trauma.

These works explore a tension in societal attitudes towards the preservation of culture: the obsessiveness with which we conserve and narrativize visual art and popular culture, yet dismiss technology as somehow adversarial to art and art - making.

The crosshatch creates an image stroke by stroke, further implicating the subtexts of obsessiveness, eroticism, and the hard fought, hard won achievements exemplified through personal and political struggle.

In their horror vacui obsessiveness, some of his works suggest...

There is something insane about the degree of attention that he brings to these objects, but also about the obsessiveness with which Dean's camera watches him doing it.

Seliger's synthesis of obsessiveness, patience and calm with a sense of urgency is just one of the many visual paradoxes one encounters in these paintings.

Examples such as your partner having an affair, addiction to food, spending, pornography, alcoholism, drug abuse and obsessiveness about any other aspect of their life.