"derail focus" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that diverts or distracts attention away from the main topic. For example, "The loud music derailed focus from the meeting."
Worst of all it is highly distracting and derails focus.
"That's because hand-wringing over "black-on-black" violence is frustratingly common — especially as an attempt to derail the focus on high profile stories of police-involved deaths of black people," she wrote.
This makes it difficult to control the impulses that derail your focus.
The challenge with Shiny Object Syndrome is that it can derail your focus and your business, and cost you a lot of money in the meantime.
As attempts grow to derail the focus from systemic violence long endured by Black communities, it's important to note that public outrage over officer-involved shootings and attacks targeting police is not mutually exclusive.
For example being constantly tuned into the news media may be derailing your focus and fueling your negative emotions, so it may be helpful to limit how often you monitor the news streams.
Similarly, Neil Bartlett's staging and adaptation seems to slip away from its focus, derailing in its attempt to assimilate big chunks of the Dickens narrative into a deadpan theatrical whole.
A Smart Strategy No matter the source of your craving (whether it began with an environmental cue or an emotional need) there's another tactic that helps derail the chemical cascade: Focus on your short- and long-term health goals.
The average Web short lasts between two and ten minutes, an easily digestible entertainment snack that doesn't ask for too much attention in a space where a listicle can derail even the most focussed mind.
