10 golden strategies to increase concentration while studying
1- Warning to yourself (collect attention):
The method is very simple but at the same time very practical. When you are distracted and disturbing thoughts come to you, act like an alarm switch and remind yourself regularly to “collect your attention”.
2- Resistance to distraction:
Promise yourself in advance that if there is a noise and someone comes and goes, I will not distract you. While studying, stick to your promise and be indifferent to disturbing thoughts.
3- Getting rid of negative thoughts of writing and allocating a certain time to them:
If disturbing thoughts do not leave your head, write them down on paper and in this way reduce the negative emotions caused by that thought. Also, dedicate a special time during the day to think and deal with the issues that enter your mind and distract you.
4- Marking for disturbing thoughts:
Make small cards and divide them into three equal parts. Every time you get distracted, draw a line in the special section and prepare a card for yourself for each day. Over time, you will notice that the number of lines decreases day by day, and this is really interesting.
5- Taking notes while studying:
When studying, use a pen and write, even as a scribbler. Writing activates your motor memory and all your attention is focused on the lesson and your concentration increases.
6- Considering short breaks for yourself:
Reading non-stop for several hours causes a sharp decrease in the learning of the mind. Therefore, between every 45 minutes of continuous study, rest for 15 minutes and then continue studying with more energy and concentration. This break can be a few minutes of walking, walking, eating fruit and even listening to music.
7- Choosing suitable and productive times to study:
Naturally, every person notices when his energy is high and when his energy is low. Try to study the subjects that are more difficult to learn and require more energy during the hours when your energy is at a high level.
8- It is better to change:
To increase concentration and attention while studying, dedicate every 2 hours to study one lesson and then move on to the next lesson. For example, after the calculation lesson, go to reading lessons, and vice versa. This causes the left and right hemispheres of the brain to rest alternately.
9- Using the board:
When you study like a teacher and explain the material to yourself with the help of a blackboard, your study will gain a good depth and its stability in your memory will be more like when you are teaching someone else.
10- Exercise with punishment:
Pain can effectively affect thought. You can do an almost punitive action that is accompanied by a little pain, such as tying a plastic band around your wrist and while studying, whenever you are distracted, lift the band and hit your wrist or press your nail on the bench. . This action will be very effective in your concentration and getting rid of disturbing thoughts.