HOW TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION;

Tips To  Improve Concentration

1. Make study environment. use study table if possible.

2. Have a positive attitude towards learning. researches show that students showing curiousity towards study have more chances to concentrate.

3. Study room must have proper natural lighting and air. during night proper white light and a table lamp creates a good learning environment.

4.  Keep a list of your achievements handy. this boosts up your morale and enthuses to do some thing better than previous attempt.

5. Try to keep clock at your back wall. a clock in sight will always attract your attention and you wont be able to concentrate for a long time.

8.. Identify your distractions. Find ways to decrease them or to postpone them until study breaks (e.g., puting your phone on silent mode, turning off instant messenger etc.)

9. Keep the TV off as it deviates your attention from studies. Decrease noises around you while studying. If you need some background music it should be soft.

10. Use "active study" techniques: sit straight in a chair at a desk, start out with questions about the material, outline chapters, underline key phrases after reading a section, write notes in margins, ask yourself what you have learned. take help of someone who can ask you random questions and you answer them.

11. Give yourself small targets, for this divide your task  into smaller manageable tasks that can be completed in a short period of time. Push yourself to complete one small task, then move on to the next task. Focus on one small task at a time.

12. Understand your peak time of attention. someone can learn more  during early morning and some other may learn more during nights. use time of peak alertness for studying difficult or less interesting topics. When you are tired or hungry concentration will be lowered.

13. Self motivation is the best motivation so When your mind starts to wander, come up with some cue words to say to yourself (e.g., "Focus." "Get back on task.") to focus your concentration again.

14. Take Short breaks when you have completed tasks or when you feel concentration has decreased. Breaks should be approximately 10-15 minutes.

15. Prepare a "To Do List" If you have other assignments or issues on your mind write them down on this list or take a small step to deal with them. Then get back to focusing on the task at hand.


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