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I have a friend who is looking for the German word for the ability to concentrate on a dull or boring task. any ideas?
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for the German word
I would be hard-put to come up with a word in English for this. Why does he need a German word, which likely does not exist? That aside, the word for boring in German is one of my favorite words langweiliger.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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this is what he wrote: ... These 'loan' words pop up all the time in other languages and I encountered another German word recently which describes the ability to concentrate on a dull or boring task but I cannot for the life of me remember what the word was now.
so, not sure!
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Langweilleistungsfähigkeit, leider nicht. 
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"SCHWERPUNKT" IN GERMAN IS "FOCUS" IN ENGLISH. THIS MAY BE WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR.
live in the moment
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SCHWERPUNKT 'focus, emphasis' does not specify if a task that is being ocncentrated on is boring or exciting.
I content that the word does not need to exist in English or in German. Just use the phrase.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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