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Improving your Concentration Concentration is a flighty process; you can concentrate one minute and lose that concentration the very next section. Concentration is a mental discipline that is essential for good studying. Chapter 5 Source: Wong, Linda, Essential Study Skills 3rd edition 2000

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Page 1: Improving your Concentration Concentration is a flighty process; you can concentrate one minute and lose that concentration the very next section. Concentration

Improving your Concentration

Concentration is a flighty process; you can concentrate one minute and lose that

concentration the very next section. Concentration is a mental discipline that

is essential for good studying.

Chapter 5

Source: Wong, Linda, Essential Study Skills 3rd edition 2000

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Necessity of Concentration•Poor concentration may be stress, worries, lack of interest or motivation, or the persistence of distracting influences in the environment.

•Once you identified the sources as internal or external, you can begin to use concentration strategies to remove the barriers to concentration.

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Ideal Study Area

Noise Level

Furniture

Few Surrounding Distractions

2 or More Sources of Light

Necessary Supplies

Setting the Physical Stage

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Ideal Study Area

Setting the Physical Stage

What are your Ideal study areas on Campus?

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Noise Level

Setting the Physical Stage

Good Noise:Instrumental - No Words

Fan or white noiseBad Noise:

TVRadio

discussions or social interactions

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Furniture

Setting the Physical Stage

A place where you can spread outNot a bed where things can be covered and

you may want to NapMake the place a Study only environment. This will help you get into the study mode

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Few Surrounding Distractions

Setting the Physical Stage

•Clutter can distract and cause havoc to studying•All focus should be with what you are studying •That means if it is not what you are studying it should not be around you when you are studying.

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2 or More Sources of Light

Setting the Physical Stage

Light can be the difference between falling asleep and staying focused

Having 2 or more light sources eliminates shadows and glare

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Necessary Supplies

Setting the Physical Stage

Time for studying is valuable don’t waste it trying to find what you need

Have what you need at hand at all timesThis means that when you set up your study space plan out what you need then instead of having to retrieve it when you are ready to

focus your energy on studying

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Monitor and Reduce Stress Levels

Create a Positive Mental Attitude

Techniques for Reducing External Distracters

Techniques for Reducing Internal Distracters

Setting the Mental Stage

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Monitor and Reduce Stress Levels

Setting the Mental Stage

Concentration is a controllable mental state.Small amounts of stress is normal and

sometimes good to haveIf stress is becoming distracting and effects

concentration there are places on campus that can help

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Create a Positive Mental Attitude

Setting the Mental Stage

The “E” wordsEffort

EnthusiasmExcitementEagerness

Effectiveness

See your success: picture yourself doing!

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Create Study-Block Goals

Do a Warm-up

Create a study Routine

Create a Mindset for Studying

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Create Study-Block Goals

Create a Mindset for Studying

At the beginning of studying set your prioritizes of what you need to cover

Set your goals for that time and your reward to reaching it

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Set study-blockgoalsDo warm-up

Study

Reward

Do a Warm-up

Create a Mindset for Studying

ReviewPreview

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Create a study Routine

Create a Mindset for Studying

Find a way that works and make it a habit to keep doing it

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Techniques for Reducing External Distracters

Setting the Mental Stage

Red BowIf an environment is getting too disruptive

take charge and find another locationSay NO to those who might interfere with

your study timeNO-Need - tell yourself there is no need to break your concentration for little things