Fifteen-plus years ago I started working professionally as a Forrest Gump impersonator/look-alike/tribute artist. I’ve used the expression ‘gump-like’ thousands of times to describe a person, one of their attributes, or to define an interaction that occurred between myself and another.
Forrest was fully concentrated when playing ping-pong.
Forrest Gump had many admirable and notable character traits. One of those traits was Forrest’s ability to concentrate. Being gump-like is being focused. Being gump-like strategically uses single tasking to get things done. Being gump-like uses the ability to focus – and not get distracted – as a way to accomplish long-term goals.
Gump-like is using your skill of concentration.
Check out being gump-like Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 here.
