The Pencil Carving Art meme utilizes images of incredibly detailed micro-sculptures carved into the graphite of a pencil. While originally intended to showcase the extreme skill and patience of artists like Dalton Ghetti or Salavat Fidai, the internet repurposed these images to represent hyper-focusing on small, often irrelevant details. It is commonly used to satirize situations where someone spends an excessive amount of effort on a minor task while ignoring larger priorities, or to represent a 'big brain' moment of unnecessary precision. The contrast between the fragile medium and the complex result makes it a perfect metaphor for overthinking or niche obsessions.