Fundamental focus is a little-publicized but essential aspect of psychology. In the future, knowledge of fundamental focus may or may not become more widespread. Fundamental focus, which can also be called 'fundamental intent', or 'chronic focus', is a person's long-term mental focus, which changes little throughout the day or throughout one's life. Changes in one's mood can temporarily effect one's fundamental focus to some extent. Generally, the more perfectionistic, aka conscientious, that a person is, the less variation there is in the person's fundamental focus over time.