Focusing
on your concentration is all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It
connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.
1. Take a Gap
It
might seem strange to start a series of pointers on building attention with the
directive to stop paying attention…
You
can only concentrate efficiently for a certain period of time. How long that
period is will vary from person to person.
A
good general rule, though, is that most people’s ability to focus on anything
starts to waver after the length of a typical sitcom: 20 minutes or so.
2. Block it
Since
attention only lasts a certain period, it’s good practice to chunk down
whatever you’re doing.
It
helps to boost motivation if there’s a smaller task to be completed in a
manageable block of time that contributes to your overall goal.
With
motivation higher, it’ll be easier to maintain your focus for the period
allotted.
Then
you roll into your next small chunk with hopes high and motivation undimmed.
3. The surroundings
Not
everyone needs complete silence to concentrate: some people swear by background
music, others that they work better in a busy cafe than at home.
But,
whatever the right environment is for you, go there.If you don’t know what the
right environment is, then try some experimenting.
It
may mean you have to leave the usual haunts — the home and the office — to find
the sort of surroundings that are conducive to concentration.
4. Ponder
Long-time
readers will know all about the benefits of mediation so I’ll not labour the
point.
Suffice
to say that meditation is like a triple espresso to the attentional system.
5. Sleep
The
magical cure for anything and everything! The list of its powers go on-and-on
but suffice to say that amongst its many benefits, sleep will also rejuvenate
your attention.
6.
Nature
There
are now numerous studies showing the benefits of being in a natural environment
for our powers of attention. Something about the greenery seems to rev up our
cognitive systems.
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