improving your concentration concentration is a flighty process; you can concentrate one minute and...
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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
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.
Ideal Study Area
Noise Level
Furniture
Few Surrounding Distractions
2 or More Sources of Light
Necessary Supplies
Setting the Physical Stage
Ideal Study Area
Setting the Physical Stage
What are your Ideal study areas on Campus?
Noise Level
Setting the Physical Stage
Good Noise:Instrumental - No Words
Fan or white noiseBad Noise:
TVRadio
discussions or social interactions
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
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.
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
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
Monitor and Reduce Stress Levels
Create a Positive Mental Attitude
Techniques for Reducing External Distracters
Techniques for Reducing Internal Distracters
Setting the Mental Stage
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
Create a Positive Mental Attitude
Setting the Mental Stage
The “E” wordsEffort
EnthusiasmExcitementEagerness
Effectiveness
See your success: picture yourself doing!
Create Study-Block Goals
Do a Warm-up
Create a study Routine
Create a Mindset for Studying
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
Set study-blockgoalsDo warm-up
Study
Reward
Do a Warm-up
Create a Mindset for Studying
ReviewPreview
Create a study Routine
Create a Mindset for Studying
Find a way that works and make it a habit to keep doing it
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