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• Method 1 of 3: Practice active concentration
• Method 2 of 3: Making a schedule
• Method 3 of 3: Getting rid of distractions
• Tips

It can happen to the best. Sometimes your brain can completely mislead you, and shake your working day completely by doing everything except what it has to do. If you're struggling to focus on one thing and finish it, you're not alone. Learning to concentrate is a skill we all need to learn. Eliminating distractions, focusing on what to do, and scheduling a routine doesn't have to be a visit to the dentist. You can curb your overactive mind and use it for the right thing, allowing you to become an improved version of yourself. Read on to learn more about this.

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Method 1 of 3: Practice active concentration

1. Take notes while you work. An excellent way to actively focus on what you are doing is to take notes. Unlike typing, something you have written down by hand stays better in the memory and you spend more time on it.
   • If you find it difficult to pay attention in meetings or in class, take notes in a more active way. Keep your pencil moving. Even if you write down things that are not that important, it helps your brain not to stray.
2. Doodle. It has long been thought that scribbling or doodling was a sign that people were not paying attention. Drawing something, even if it's a little scratchy lines and nonsense while you're trying to listen, according to some studies, it can keep your brain busy and keep you attentive, dispelling boredom and keeping you active listening. and learning.
3. Speak out loud when you are working. As well as taking doodles and notes, speaking out loud while you work may catch your roommates thinking that you are not quite on track, but it has also been proven to make what you read more affect you as well as the ideas you try to make your own. As with writing, verbalizing forces you to put into words what you are trying to learn, creating a two-step process that makes it easier for you to remember what you learned and to be more involved in it.
   • If this is a bit annoying, find a quiet place just for you to study, or wait until everyone has left home to try this. It is better not to worry at all about what the others think. Just talk to yourself, we all do.
4. The only correct answer is. To avoid skidding, professional drivers are taught not to look at the looming tree they are trying to avoid, but at the space that is open and where they want to go. Successful soccer players move towards open space, successful guitarists seek open space to set the perfect note, and successful students focus on the right action and the right way to go.
   • It may sound so obvious that it seems almost laughable, but if you find that your mind is wandering, imagine that you are doing it right. Tell yourself to actively read and focus. Change your thinking and look towards that open space, where you are doing the right thing. Go do that now.

Method 2 of 3: Making a schedule

1. Determine the best time to work. Are you a morning person? A night owl? Maybe it is best to work right after lunch. Find a time of day when you function best and plan your days with that in mind. There is no point in pretending to be an early riser if you cannot do without that study time at 11 pm. Listen to yourself and do what works.
2. Make a schedule for the same day at the start of the day. Making a plan helps eliminate distracting thoughts and stress. Place everything you need to do on a given day, and try to anticipate how long it will take you to complete it. Leave some leeway in case you need more time for a particular task.
   • Do your best to tackle 1 thing at the same time. When it's time for breakfast and the newspaper, eat breakfast and read the paper, nothing more than that. Don't worry about that thesis, if you know you'll be doing it at 4:30 PM, after work, and before dinner.
3. Actively work on both short and long term goals. It's best if you can remind yourself why you do what you do, to keep you on track and not lose sight of the big picture. Don't forget your long-term goals and how all those little things are part of the bigger plan.
   • What's very distracting, while you're trying to study trigonometry notes, is the question, "Why am I doing this? I'm supposed to celebrate and have a life now!" In those moments, it's important to remind yourself why you're studying: "I have to pass this exam so I can go to college and become the best neurosurgeon in the country. Everything is going according to plan." Take a moment to be very satisfied with yourself, and then move on.
4. Get something routine and then shake it up. Monotony alone can be a distraction enough. Learn to recognize when something is going to bore you. Organize your day by planning different activities one after the other, so that you don't have to do multiple homework tasks consecutively. Alternate study and household chores, or exercise. Don't answer all your emails in a row, do a few, take a break or do something else, and then move on. You'll have been a lot more productive at the end of the day, as long as you provide variety.
   • This does not have to apply to everyone. Learn how to work best. If it is more efficient for you to plow everything right away, all the better for you. Pour yourself a cup of tea and get started.
5. Also schedule breaks. Breaks are important, but the temptation of a break can arise at very awkward moments. Just at that moment when your thesis is starting to take shape and it is better to put your teeth in it so that you have taken that bump, a break can be bad. If you take frequent breaks and try to do your best to stick to your schedule, you will find that your productivity increases and you are more relaxed.
   • If you have a long day ahead of you, many people like to start from the 50-10 principle. You get started with a lot of work, and after 50 minutes you take a 10 minute break. Step out from your desk and take a walk, watch something on YouTube, or do whatever you need to do to take a break. Then continue with your work.

Method 3 of 3: Getting rid of distractions

1. Find a comfortable workplace. There is no such thing as the perfect place to concentrate. It may be best to work and study with people around you, in a cafe or library, but it may also be that you don't like that at all. It may also be the case that you prefer to sit in the living room, behind your writing table, but who knows, the call from your X-Box or Playstation might be too tempting. Find out what is distracting you and create an environment that is separate from those distractions.
   • Take a day and try to write down everything that distracts you. If you are supposed to study but instead click on Facebook, write that down. If you are supposed to write a thesis, but you are going to play guitar, write it down. You actually have to pay attention in class, but you think about your boyfriend or girlfriend all the time, write it down.
   • At the end of the day, look at the habits that are distracting you. Then try to find a place at work where you are free from those distractions. Close your browser while studying, or sit somewhere where you don't have WiFi. Put your guitar back in the case or study outside of the house. Put your mobile away and stop sending text messages to your Prince Charming. That will all come at a different time.
2. Accept certain distractions that you cannot control. Sometimes you just can't ignore it: something will distract you from your work. Even though you are in the perfect place in the library where it is quiet, where you can do your work, where it is perfect but where someone suddenly finds it necessary to sit down their cold, coughing and spluttering. What are you going to do? Two options:
   • Go away. If the distraction is unbearable, don't get upset and don't keep trying to get on with your work because that's a waste of time, but grab your things and find a better place to sit.
   • Ignore it. Plug in your headphones and put on some appropriate music so you don't have to hear the distracting noise from other people around you, or accept it so you don't think of it as a distraction anymore. They don't do it on purpose. Don't worry and get back to what you were doing.
3. Try to be offline as much as possible. Sometimes it seems like the internet was invented to ruin your life. The distance between that piece of work and a garbage can full of old movie trailers and your girlfriend's emails is the same as the distance between two tabs. You don't even have to close your paper! If at all possible, stay offline while at work, turn off your Wi-Fi, and get to work.
   • If you find it hard to concentrate in front of a PC, or you need the Internet to do your job, cut yourself off. Block the websites that distract you the most by using a program like Anti-Social, or download software with a time clock to minimize the time you spend online. Remember, you are the one who determines what you do, not the malicious maelstrom called YouTube.
4. Set your priorities. One of the most distracting things can be busy with everything that forces itself on you every day: work, school, relationships. You will have to put something aside! But if you can plan all of these distractions well, then you can monitor them and get started depending on importance and deadlines.
   • Your "to-do" list is your best friend and stick to it as best you can. Pick one thing at a time to work on, and keep working on it until it's done.
   • You can't do 2 things at the same time, can you? Check your list for ways to consolidate things and make your day more efficient. Do you have to study for a math exam AND do the laundry? Then go through your notes while the washing machine is running and you can cross them both out so you can keep up with both housework and schoolwork.
5. Deal with yourself. The most serious distracting factor is not YouTube, Facebook, or that chatting bunch of people down the road; you are yourself. Our brain prefers to bounce from thought to thought all day long, and it is essential to be able to move it to sit still and do what we ask of it. No matter where you work, what's going on in a day, and what you need to work on, you will have to make a decision to do it. Calm your mind and get to work. Nobody can stop you, except yourself.
   • Try to meditate in the morning, or do breathing exercises to focus yourself when it all gets too much for you. People who have concentration problems tend to get distracted on several fronts, making it worse rather than pulling themselves out. Reverse the downward spiral by learning to anticipate temptation and learn to relax.

Tips

• If you want to focus, try closing your eyes and taking a deep breath. This way, your brain can focus on one thing.
• The secret to concentration - sleep. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night. Even the most recent studies have shown that it can increase your IQ.
• Concentration has to do with all the activities you undertake in your life. Make it a habit.