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Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Concentration From Sam Horn About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical our Medical Review Board
When TV newscaster Diane Sawyer was asked the secret to her success, she said, "I think th one lesson I've learned is there is no substitute for paying attention."
Are you thinking, "I agree, but HOW do we improve our ability to focus and maintain atten -- no matter what?"
These five FOCUS tips can help you concentrate con centrate better -- whether you're working in a busy office, studying at school, sitting in a meeting, or trying to finish a project.
F = Five More Rule There are two kinds of people -- those who have learned how to work through frustration, an those who wish they had. From now on, on , if you're in the middle of a task and tempted to give -- just do FIVE MORE.
Read FIVE MORE pages. Finish FIVE MORE math problems. Work FIVE MORE minutes.
Just as athletes build physical stamina by pushing past the point of exhaustion, you can build mental stamina by pushing past the point of frustration.
Just as runners get their second wind by b y not giving up when their bod y initially protests, y get your "second mind" by not giving up when your willpower initially protests. Continuing concentrate when your brain is tired is the key to S-T-R-E-T S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G -C-H-I-N-G your attention span building mental endurance.
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Don't feel like concentrating? Are you putting off a task or project you're supposed to be wo on? That's a form of procrastination. R. D. Clyde said, " It's amazing how long it takes to complete something we're not working on."
Next time you're about to postpone a responsibility ask yourself, "Do I have to do this? Do want it done so it's not on my mind? Will it be any easier later?" Those three questions can g you the incentive to mentally apply yourself because the y bring you face to face with the task isn't going away, and delaying will only add to your guilt and make this onerous task oc more of your mind and time.
U = Use Your Your Hands as Blinkers Picture your mind as a camera and your eyes as its aperture. Most of the time, our e yes are "taking it all in" and our brain is in "wide-angle focus." We We can actually think about many th at once and operate ope rate quite efficiently this way (e.g., imagine driving down a crowded h ighwa while talking to a friend, fiddling with the radio, keeping an eye on the cars beside you, and watching for your exit sign.)
What if you want to switch to telephoto focus? focu s? What if you have to prepare for a test and yo need 100% concentration? Cup your hands around your eyes so you have "tunnel vision" an looking solely at your text book. Placing your ha nds on the side of your face blocks out surroundings so they are literally "out of sight, out of mind." Think a bout the importance of words.
Want even better news? Does the th e name Pavlov r-r-r-ring r-r-r-ring a bell? If you cup your hands aroun your eyes every time you want to switch from wide-angle to telephoto focus, that physical r becomes a Pavlovian trigger. trigger.
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two healthy, healthy, thriving boys. I felt so blessed to have been gifted with such wonderful sons. In instant, I went from being absent-minded to being filled with a sense of awe and appreciatio their presence in my life.
Next time your mind is a million miles away, simply look around you and really SEE your surroundings. Study that exquisite flower in the vase. Get up close to the picture on the wall marvel at the artist's craftmanship.
Lean in and really look at a loved one you tend to take for granted. This will "Velveteen Rab your world and make it come alive in your mind's eye. What people have said about concentration •
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"I used to think the hu man brain was the most fascinating part of the body, body, and then realized, 'What is telling me that?'" - Emo Phillips
"I'm getting so absent-minded and forgetful. Sometimes in the middle of a sentence, " - Milton Berle "Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather b ecomes frozen, even so does inaction inac tion sap the vigors of the mind." Leonardo Le onardo da Vinci "Tell "Tell me to what you pay pa y attention, and I will tell you who you are." - Jose Ortega y Gasset
I would go without shirt or shoe sooner than lose for a minute the two separate sides my head." - Rudyard Kipling
"It's not that I don't want to listen to people. I very much want to listen to people. I ju can't hear them over my talking." - Paula Poundstone
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Create a space designated solely for work. If that space is your desk in a work office, for example, use it only for work ' step away from it when taking breaks o eating. Step2
Form a strong association between working and your desk to make concentrating easier. Step3
Remove surrounding distractions. Turn off the ringer on your phone and, if possib shut down your computer if you will be tempted to surf the Web. Step4
Assemble all the materials you will need (books, paper, charts). You want to avoi getting up to retrieve materials and distracting yourself. Step5 Set a specific production goal and give yourself a manageable chunk of time (perhaps 1 to 2 hours) in which to achieve this goal. Step6
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Link the new bits of knowledge with what you already know. Place what you learn into context with the rest of your knowledge, looking for relationships between ideas. Step5
Engage your visual and auditory senses by using drawings, charts or music to aid memory. Step6
Use mnemonics ' devices such as formulas or rhymes that serve as memory aids For example, use the acronym 'HOMES' to memorize the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior). Step7
Repeat Repeat and review what you've learned as many times as you can. Apply it or us in conversation, as continual practice is the key to remembering things in the lon term.
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In concentration we marshal all our dispersed energies into focusing on just one thing. When mastered, concentration can be of unimaginable benefit in our life; through concentration w increase our productivity and give ourselves greater pea ce of mind. These are some suggesti for improving your concentration.
One-Pointedness
Concentration means that we can focus on one thing, to the exclusion of all else. Our concentration may involve writing or working on a particular problem. Whatever our activit most important criteria is to give all our focus, concentration and attention solely to the activ at hand. Concentration becomes hopeless when we get distracted by several different things the same time; to improve our concentration we must stop trying to do several things at once. If you are writing an article, don’t be thinking about what to say to your boss later in day. day. If we can develop de velop one-pointedness we will develop a tremendous intensity that enables achieve our tasks much quicker. Read Free Foron 30this Days Sign up to vote title
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of an object; but life itself presents innumerable opportunities to sharpen your concentration key is to always take opportunities to heighten ou r powers of concentration.
Meditation
The practice of meditation will definitely improve our powers of concentration. Actually, Actually, wh we try to meditate, it is concentration that is the first thing we need to master. A daily period meditation gives us the chance to specifically work on concentration techniques. This ca involve concentrating on a candle or just concentrating on our breathing. These exercises ar simple but effective.
Change is as Good as a Rest
It is difficult to concentrate on one thing for an extended time period. Sometimes, the best solution is to give ourselves frequent change. If we concentrate on one task for an hour, w then move onto something different. This change in activity enables us to use different quali therefore, we can maintain our powers of concentration without becoming tired of one activ
Physical Alertness
The powers of our concentration depends d epends a lot upon our ou r physical well-being. If we are tired unhealthy and afflicted by numerous minor ailments, concentration will be more difficult. O course, concentration is still possible; it is just more difficult. However, we have to try to ma life easy for ourselves; we need to give a high priority to our physical health - getting suffici sleep, staying physically fit. Undertaking exercise will help develop our conc entration. It wi help if we lose weight, clear the mind and create a sense of dynamism. If you struggle to concentrate, we need to think of a holistic solution; good physical health and fitness will definitely help develop our powers of concentration .
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