Concentration tips

Focus and concentration are the key aspects to achieve success in any task.

The lack of it makes one unable to meet the desired goals.

Simple concentration tips will help one focus better in their work. This will save on time, money and efforts.

1. Concentration tips 1 Ritika Dhameja

2. What is concentration? Ritika Dhameja 2 To concentrate is to direct your mental powers or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject or problem. 

3. What is Memory? Ritika Dhameja 3 Memory is the ability to remember information, experiences and people.

4. Relation between Concentration & Memory Ritika Dhameja 4 Concentration and memory work hand-in-hand We generally practice only skills that improve our memory but never look at factors that enhance concentration Good concentration will enhance memory

5. Introduction The art or practice of concentration is to eliminate distraction and focus on the task at hand. Do you find that you read through material and suddenly discover that you have no idea about what you've just read? Or if you attend lectures and have difficulty paying attention to what is being said? 5 Ritika Dhameja

6. Ritika Dhameja 6 Does your mind flit from one thing to another? Do you have trouble focusing on something for more than a few minutes?

7. Ritika Dhameja 7 Now, if you went to the gym & tried to lift weights only to find that your arms & legs are weak & flabby.. Then what do you do? You would start exercises to strengthen your muscles, right? Similarly, your mind is a kind of a muscle too!!

8. Ritika Dhameja 8 Just like the muscles in your body, your brain too needs exercises to tone up its strength of focus & concentration

9. Determining your concentration span Ritika Dhameja 9 Go to your study area and get settled Read a large section of the text book belonging to your least favourite subject Note the time you start Make an effort to LEARN & RECALL the information you read Note the time at which you find your mind beginning to wander, no matter how little This will be your maximum CONCENTRATION SPAN

10. Ritika Dhameja 10 You will obeserve that your concentration span varies depending on the subject, how you feel, your mood, the amount of rest that you have taken as well as your eating habits The study beyond your concentration span is ineffective You may be still reading but your brain will be losing most of the information it takes in

11. Ways to increase concentration Ritika Dhameja 11 Stick to a routine & study schedule Study in a quiet environment For a study break, do something different from what you've been doing (e.g., walk around if you've been sitting) and in a different area Avoid daydreaming by asking yourself questions about the material as you study it Don't try to mix work and play

12. Ritika Dhameja 12 Before lectures, look over the notes of the previous lecture and read the course material pertaining to the lecture so that you can anticipate the main ideas that the teacher will cover Show outward interest during lectures (attentive expression and posture) to self-motivate internal interest Resist distractions by sitting in front of the room away from disruptive classmates and by focusing on the teacher by listening intently and note taking Ways to increase concentration

13. Conclusion Ritika Dhameja 13 These are very simple and easy methods & should be practiced very religiously It will become a habit in the course of time This will definitely help you concentrate better

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15. Thank You 15 Ritika Dhameja