とかく
all too often, tend to; in any case
とかく + 〜がちだ / 〜やすい
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とかく describes a general, usually unwelcome, tendency: 人はとかく他人の欠点に目が行きがちだ, "people all too often notice other people's faults".
It often pairs with がち (N3) or やすい, both of which also express tendencies, and it typically states a general truth about people or life. The tone is reflective, a little like a proverb.
とかく is also used in the famous opening of Natsume Sōseki's 草枕: 兎角に人の世は住みにくい, "in any case, the world of people is a hard place to live". Here it means "in any case, all told".
Compare ともすれば, "apt to, if you're not careful", which is similar but warns more about a risk. よく is just "often", without the sense of an unfortunate habit.
Examples
人はとかく他人の欠点に目が行きがちだ。
People all too often notice other people's faults.
若いうちはとかく無理をしがちだ。
When you're young, you tend to push yourself too hard.
忙しいと、食事がとかくおろそかになる。
When you're busy, meals all too easily get neglected.
この世はとかく住みにくい。
All told, this world is a hard place to live.
新しい制度はとかく批判されやすい。
New systems tend to attract criticism.