Jiddu Krishnamurti once said that concentration and attention were not the same, here is the difference: being focused exclusively on one thing, excluding everything else; attention, on the other hand, includes everything that happens around us, every detail, everything that happens. ; I mean, nothing escapes us.
So if you need to be focused to study, work or perform a task that, depending on your degree of difficulty, requires maximum concentration or just wants to exercise it, here are 100% practical tips that can be very useful:
- 1.
- Start by setting priorities.
- When you start your day.
- Determine what you’ll do.
- When you’ll do it.
- What you’ll set aside for another time.
- What you’ll do first.
- And what you’ll do next.
- Set clear goals and as accurate and realistic as possible.
- It’s necessary and you’re more comfortable.
- Write down what you’ve solved.
2. First, delete anything that may distract you. Turn off your mobile phone, TV, radio (if you don’t mind) and choose a comfortable place. If you’re in a very noisy environment, use ear protectors or hearing aids to reduce it. If a sudden noise, whatever it is, distracts you momentarily, try to cancel it and refocus. On the other hand, some people find that music accompanies them and helps them focus more. If so, study or do your homework while listening to your favorite music.
3. It has all the equipment you use and have everything at hand, to study you can use some or more techniques to establish knowledge such as: underline, conceptual diagrams, annotations, summaries, highlighting fragments of important texts of different colors. In this way, use the technique that best suits your needs and the one that is most useful to you.
4. Rest or change equipment from time to time. It is proven that after 90 minutes concentration is lost, so after that time, it is better to pause and be distracted; listen to music, eat an apple, have tea, etc. and then go back to your place of study or work.
5. Keep your office or workplace clean and clean. This detail, at first so superficial, is extremely important. Try to have all the necessary equipment at your fingertips and always in one place, so you can easily find it and not waste time unnecessarily.
6. When the work you have to do is very complex, it is best to divide it into several parts, to proceed alternately to each of them, this will prevent anxiety from prevailing and you will see that you can do each step until it is finished, it is also convenient establish a deadline for each step, they must be realistic so as not to generate false expectations.
Once you have completed a task that took a lot of effort, reward yourself with something you love, it can be resting, watching TV, having a coffee, talking on the phone or going for a walk, you choose. Whatever you prefer.
7. Get the number of hours your body needs. This is essential because a good rest will make you feel better, whether studying or working.
8. Don’t let worry overwhelm you. That is another great distraction, you can use many techniques to get rid of it (be it meditation, breathing, relaxation) and face your study or task without being disturbed, use the one that gives you the best results.
9. Choose the time of day when you feel most productive, it can be in the morning, afternoon or night, it is very personal, try to find out when are your best moments of concentration.
What are you waiting for to put these tips into practice? They are very simple, but when you apply them, you will see that your concentration, whether at work or school, increases and, therefore, your income as well. Success!
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