How do you keep your focus?

[Brando989]

---

Members don't see this ad.

What techniques can you use to keep from getting distracted when you're in class or studying?

Cheers,

 

[Shinobiz11]

I can't!!!!

 

[sgtbrushes]

Keeping focus while studying comes with practice. The more you study, the better you get at not daydreaming, not letting outside sounds bother you, studying longer without breaks, etc. As far as hot chicks looking at you in class... I don't know how to make that not distracting.

 

[AcademicTerror]

How do I do it?

1) I exaggerate it in my mind= (Wow! this ****'s incredible or I never knew that)= VERY HELPFUL

2) Makes notes before the lecture= You will have stuff from the textbook that you didn't get so when it's lecture time you'll actually want to pay attention to fix your notes/understanding

3) Practice Studying in crowded noisy environments (use some sort of noise cancellation head phones if you want), WHEN I SAY PRACTICE I MEAN PRACTICE! DO IT EVERYDAY IF YOU CAN (AT LUNCH OR SOMETHING OR IN THE HALLWAY)= WILL GO A LONG WAY INTO HELPING YOU CONCENTRATE

4) When there's a hot girl around= I'm lost too, but I try to say this "If I don't get good grades/concentrate then I"ll never get that hottie, so pay attention!"


5) Study everyday I guess= Repetition is the father of learning

6) Picture to yourself as vividly as possible the consequences of your failure to learn—flunking out, opinions of family and friends, lowered income throughout life because of incompetence. Then think of what may happen if you do particularly well—respect from family and friends, possible scholarships, offers of jobs leading to important and responsible positions.

7) Spend a couple of minutes everyday (morning/night), Sit still and visualize yourself concentrating in class and getting an A

8) Like 7 but when visualizing try to make the task of concentrating/test taking/hw or any other activity/work/study you're doing 100 million times harder than it really is.

ex= Taking math test, the test is on friday, spend the mornings/nights of mon/tues/wed/thurs/friday morning sitting and visualizing yourself taking the a 15 pg test in 20 min. Visualize yourself in the process of taking the test and finishing it in 20 minutes and then getting your grade back which would say an A. To further enhance the difficulty imagine there being music blasted, a dog chewing on your leg, your pencil being broken in half, you standing up b/c all the seats all taken (you probably get it now= imagine the worst scenarios). At the end of the test/whatever you imagine see yourself succeeding and getting what you wanted even in the face of the worst scenarios

I do #8 for like 1 min before I study and after studying for 30 minutes I spend 30 secs drinking water and then spend 1:30 min doing the #8 visualization. I imagine myself in the worst scenarios absorbing and understanding the material.

I personally do 1,2,6,7,8 the most.

 

[Stacker]

I study and read actively. In other words, I make my reading as if I was talking with the author. Sometimes I curse at the author.

 

[BlitzSleep]

I am in Quantitative Analysis lecture right now, does that answer your question?

 

[Cogito ergo es]

Work at convincing yourself that your studies are the most important thing in the world and that the rest is insignificant. Once you've convinced yourself, it's only the books/teachers and you and nothing else matters.

 

[Chamahk]

This has been my major problem for a while. There actually used to be a time where I wasn't into anything else but studying. I used to do really well back then. I asked questions and was the perfect student. But h.s. completely changed me. If I could master some of the skills you all suggested, I'll do quite well in school. But it's not that easy though. And another thing is fear and discouragement. Nothing sucks more than studying and not getting into the 97's or higher.

 

[Brando989]

This has been my major problem for a while. There actually used to be a time where I wasn't into anything else but studying. I used to do really well back then. I asked questions and was the perfect student. But h.s. completely changed me. If I could master some of the skills you all suggested, I'll do quite well in school. But it's not that easy though. And another thing is fear and discouragement. Nothing sucks more than studying and not getting into the 97's or higher.

So you're saying getting a 96.999999 sucks?

I'd be incredibly happy if my grades remained that constant with minimal study time.

 

[Brando989]

I am in Quantitative Analysis lecture right now, does that answer your question?

No comment.

 

[Cogito ergo es]

So you're saying getting a 96.999999 sucks?

I'd be incredibly happy if my grades remained that constant with minimal study time.

95+ seems to be a remarkable grade, I hardly see how someone could be disappointed by it. :O Although, I suppose that if everyone in the class has 95+, it may lose much of its value.

 

[Chamahk]

Ex, Math isn't my best subject and somehow I'm in honors Pre-Calc and I can't get out the 75 - 87 zone. I'm freaking trapped inside there.

Another thing I forgot to mention, you have to study consistently for it to have an effect and that's also a problem for me. I do it this day and i'll flop for the next 2 or 3. 😳😳😳

But imagine if you study and you don't get grades that high. Really discouraging don't you think?

 

[Gigantron]

I just think about the labs I get to do. I'm talking about Chemistry, physics, and anatomy of course. Labs are fun, and it's always interesting to compare your data with classmates. Maybe I'm just a nerd...lol

 

[sullyy]

For studying noise cancelling earbuds are a good idea, you can get a good pair for 20$.
For class, eh sometimes I do slack off, but if you read actively I think it helps to improve your focus on something. But hey, I may be wrong, it works for me thats for sure 👍