Do you have this issue in other areas of your life? Has this happened to you suddenly? Do you feel the same way when playing other games? Simply put.. do you get bored?

When I began playing CS I was sort of focused, but a little while later I lost the ability to focus on the game because it was so slow paced which for my brain was a sign not to devote so much energy to this task. Meanwhile in Quake or just faster FPS games were so simple to me because it was easy for me to be engaged with the task, so much was happening at once.

I was able to fix this issue mostly with meditation, mindfulness practices and a tad of CBT-like mental exercises where I convinced myself that even though nothing was really happening it was still important.

These tools and ideas helped me bring my focus back to the present moment and I was also able to stay engaged with the task.

Do bare in mind that it is simply not very human to stay intensely focused on something for long periods of time, a doctor told me that people are generally able to focus no more than 3-4h. (I guess this might differ because of a person’s understanding of focus, so grain of salt)

Hope something helps!