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The concept of being so bogged down by minutia that you can't make any real progress at work.

Minutia + Inertia
I didn't get anything done all day. Too much minertia.
Minertia by Doolimus Maximus October 30, 2010
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–noun
1. male inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
2. Physics of a man NOT in motion.
a. the property of man by which he retains his state of rest or his velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force, such as his partner asking him to do something.
Your father fell asleep on the couch again. It's manertia at work.
manertia by mennapping May 15, 2009
–noun
1. male inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
2. Physics of a man NOT in motion.
a. the property of man by which he retains his state of rest (or his velocity along a straight line) so long as it is not acted upon by an external force, such as his partner asking him to do something; most usually pertaining to immobility.
Your father fell asleep on the couch again. It's manertia at work.
Manertia by mennapping May 15, 2009

menertia 

Menertia: the failure to act due to zero personal safety concerns. Reference: fbi.tips.gov doesn’t have sexual assault listed as a violent crime to report on.
Menertia: FBI director Christopher Wray displayed his level of Menertia with aplomb when he failed to investigate, indict or incarcerate (Scott) Alan Sandler of Sandler Partners Cloud and Cybersecurity. Menertia.
menertia by Natlasphere December 13, 2023