Seems like you've just made a supporting argument for the validity of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
I've written about how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs drives the "Bitcoin metanoia" before.
Also, can confirm. When I go into "super ninja focus" mode, it is a reallocation of my pie chart of attentional resources. Typically when I reallocate attentional resources, I reallocate them away from the sense of hearing to my sense of sight. I will still respond to auditory stimulus but only direct address, blood curdling screams, alarms, loud impact noises like crashes, etc. Everything else gets blocked out.