How to concentrate while studying and not get distracted?
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Try taking Vitamin B-1.  It will help you to concentrate.  About 100mg a day should do it.
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Are you interested?\n\nIf you can answer this question honestly, then you will get the answer to your question.  Concentration is directly related to interest, if you are interested in doing something you concentrate else you are distracted.\n\nEven then try doing these things if possible:\nWhenever you feel your concentration wavering, get up from your studies move away for approx. 5 mins and come back.  In between don't go and watch TV.\nFeel your eyes are drooping, splash cold water on them a few times but don't wipe immediately.\nDon't study at a stretch, never good, you will not be able to retain anything.\nAlways have a settled time and place if possible, coz "Practice Makes Perfect".  Your mind and body need to get used to routine, and then it will be almost automatic.  You won't need to get up to study, it will happen automatically.\n\nLast but not the least, don't try doing everything now at the last moment, prioritise your workload and then do it.\n\nFor your future do pranayam and dhyana, they will really help you. Trust me.
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heehe, i just finished studying. first of all get off the pc, and turn any electornics off.  .get in your room and organise yourself. if you have a lot of time ahead of you take a small nap(10 minuts max) grab a bite, and then plant you butt on the ground/chair/bed/table whereever you like to study. and focus on you studies. you are going to study wether you like it or not. if you have a clock that tickes a lot put it away, and don't let anything disurbe you. ake sure to turn on your answering machine, and turn off ur cell-phone. and good luck on ur exam, if you want wake up at dawn and revise what you studied, but don't revise before the exam in half an hour.
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Each time your mind wanders, make a tally in the appropriate section. Keep a card for each day. As your skills build, you will see the number of tallies decrease.\n\nMaximize your energy level\n\nWhen is your energy level at its highest? When are your low energy times? Study your most\ndifficult courses at your high-energy times. Sharpest early in the evening? Study your most difficult course then. Later in the evening? Work on your easier courses or the ones you enjoy the most. Most students put off the tough studies until later in the evening when they become tired, and it is more difficult to concentrate. Reverse that. Study hard subjects at peak energy times; easier ones later. This alone can help to improve your concentration.\n\nVisualize\n\nAs an exercise before you begin studying; think of those times when concentration is not a problem for you--no matter what situation. Now try to feel or imagine yourself in that situation. Recapture that experience immediately before your studies by placing yourself in those moments. Repeat before each study session.\n\nHow to Improve Your Concentration\n\nLearning to concentrate on reading and studying requires some practice. Concentration doesn't just happen as soon as you sit down to do some serious studying. You already know the requirements for your individual study environment. Now all you need is concentration!\n\nRead "How To Improve Your Concentration" to find some techniques to develop your concentration level for peak performance during your study time. After reading the article, you should be able to:\n\nIdentify four common concentration problems;\n\nExplain five techniques for action to reach the goal of peak concentration;\n\nApply three strategies to combat annoyance during study periods.\n\nHow To Improve Your Concentration\n\nStudents can improve study concentration and study ability by paying attention to the conditions of their study environment. On the other hand, concentration will be limited if study habits are not effective.\n\nYour ability to concentrate on a particular lesson depends on (1) how interested you are and (2) how effective your study methods are. Your interest in one assignment will be different from your interest in others; your interest level may even change during that lesson. Because of the difficulties of your motivation while you do your homework, here is the key to effective study: Depending on your interest level at a particular time of study, adapt your study techniques to strengthen your concentration when it is weak.\n\nWhat are the common reasons students lack interest or lose interest during study time?\n\nCommon Concentration Problems\n\nDuring a period of study, there are four times you may have problems with concentration. These are common times which challenge most of the students and you will often have to strengthen your concentration when they happen.\n\nWhen you are "warming up" to study, distractions will interrupt your attention.\n\nWhen you have been concentrating hard on your studying, you may suddenly become annoyed with the assignment.\n\nAfter a long stretch of continuous studying, you gradually become tired and your study results decrease.\n\nWhen you have come to the point of "diminishing returns" and you are losing mental effectiveness, exhaustion takes over.\n\nWhat do you think the student can do to improve concentration in these four examples? Here is an illustration that represents a student's ups and downs of concentration during a study period of over 2 1/2 hours.\n\nWarm-Up: Student should spend time in conditioning one’s own mind for studying.\n\nAnnoyance: After 35 minutes of intense concentration, the student's attention starts to weaken. Break time! Two 5-10 minutes breaks helps to get the concentration level back up.\n\nDiminishing Returns: The third time the student was annoyed by studying, but it was not possible to reach the same peak level of concentration.
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Been there, done that.\nWhen ever you read something, create a picture of it.\nwhen i study, i take breaks. Most of the time when i study, I walk and pace. The pictures in my head help me most.\nOne important thing, make sure you understand one thing at a time and when you are done with a page, dont go to the next page until you have absolutely memorized the whole page completely.\nSometimes, i re write everything again, helps me alot. Especially using different colors.
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Turn off your stereo.  Turn off you I Pod.  Or if you can't live without music, try listening to classical music or smoothe instrumental jazz music.  Vocal music was always a big distraction for me when I was studying in college.  Instrumental music helped me concentrate.  \n\nThe book "The Mozart Effect" has very interesting insights regarding music and brain function.
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Concentrate on your studies!
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Hmmm... it almost seems as if you're asking two separate questions.\n\n1) How can you improve your concentration?\n2) How can you remember the information you just learned/studied?\n\nTo improve your concentration, you first have to assess whether you study better with noise or without it.\nIf you study better with noise, maybe you could put on some music (probably instrumental so that you don't lose concentration when you start belting out the lyrics when your favorite song comes on), OR you can try studying in a public place like a coffee house or a bookstore.  Studying with noise may be beneficial because you must absolutely force yourself to hone in on your work and studies.  In other instances, it can be distracting, especially if you're popular and everyone in the store stops by to talk to you.\nHowever, if you study better without noise, then find a quiet place, like a library (but I bet you already knew that).\n\nAlso, if you have a cell phone, turn it off.  Learning your stuff does take some sacrifice.  But hey, you can reward yourself later by calling a friend (or your girlfriend, if you have one) or by playing video games.  Whatever helps you relax.  And you'll feel better afterwards knowing that you DESERVE that break because you've studied/worked so hard.\n\nAnother trick you can do is use a timer.  If you feel that you have an attention span of 50 minutes, then set that timer for 50 minutes, and work for 50 minutes straight without ANY distractions (phone, getting up to get a drink, bathroom, going to work out, etc.).  If you feel like you can go on for longer or want to gradually make it longer, then set it for 70 minutes next time... then 90 minutes next time, and so on.  Just make sure that you take a break.  Your brain can only hold so much at one time before it explodes.\n\nFor the second question, let me ask you this: do you study better in groups or by yourself?\nIf you study better in groups, make sure that you study on your own BEFORE you join a study group, just so that you can get the most out of your group meeting.  That way you'll have specific questions ready to ask your classmates.\nIf you study better by yourself, then try devising mnemonics (tricks to help your memory).  Instead of explaining it here, you can check out this link: http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html.\n\nHope that helped in some way.  and good luck.
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In a quiet place with few distractions (like the T.V., computer, etc.) like your bedroom at a desk. Someplace where you can concentrate on your study work. I usually study at the desk in my room so if you have one I suggest you study there! Some people concentrate better with soft music playing that way it isn't too quiet in the room or too loud. Sitting up is usually better than laying down. Also, don't just sit there studying for hours. Give your brain some time too think. In other words take a short break every now and then. Another thing you should do is try to repaet and reword the questions. That way you are not just memorizing the paper you are actually learning what you are studying. Good luck on your tests!!!
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Yes - don't go online and ask questions on Yahoo! Answers ;-)\n\nSet aside a specific time every day for studying. No TV, no phone, no interruptions or distractions.
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What I find most helpful when studying for exams is to leave the place that I can get distracted.  The campus library is my best study area.  I have no distractions that my dorm room provides, mainly a TV.  There I am forced to study and generally get mpre from it.
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Good Way to Concentrate is Put your self in a Study Enviroment Such as a libary i hear penut butter helps too or i heard of some kid wanting to cram for an exam so he got some adderall and he said it helped
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depends when you ned to concentrate. in the exam itself or in the study leading up to it?  in the exams take a bottle of water and a packet of smarties (chocolates) and get into a routine...take a sip of water, eat a smartie and answer a question.  and if ur having trouble concentrating while studying turn off the computer. they're the worst things along with TV's to make u not concentrate.  sit down at a desk with only a lamp and the stuff you want to study and a drink of water, and make sure there's nothing remotely interesting to look at in the room. nothing. make sure ur warm but not too warm and you have everything you ned to keep going for a while, and sit down and do it. stop procrastinating!
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Think of concentration improvement as a three-step process:\n1. Learn the causes of poor concentration and decide which apply to you;\n2. Understand what you can do to control these factors; and\n3. Make your control habitual.  \n\nLEARN THE CAUSES\n\nCONTROL THE CAUSES\n\nExternal Causes\n\nEnvironmental distractions: TV, chairs that are too comfortable, snacks, other people, etc.\n\nLeave or re-arrange a distracting environment. Go to a library or a classroom when you seriously intend to study.  \n\nNoise: Music with words, conversations\n\nTrain yourself to study away from others and in silence.\n\nInternal Causes\nPhysical distractions: hunger, drowsiness.\n\nPlan to study when you are most alert. Eat a high-protein snack. Do five minutes of light exercise to wake up.  \n\nBoredom, dislike, disinterest\n\nFind a reason which satisfies you for taking the class; talk with other students and the professor.  \n\nAnxiety about studies\n\nMake sure you know how to study effectively. Put the course in perspective.  \n\nIntimidating study tasks\n\nBreak up large tasks into achievable subtasks. Do the most intimidating task first. Give yourself rewards for progress and punishments for avoidance.  \n\nDaydreaming\n\nSeparate daydreams from studying. When your mind starts to wander, write down the interrupting thought and continue studying. Or recall important points and then turn away from your book and continue to daydream. When you're ready to read again, do so. The trick is not to daydream and read at the same time.  \n\nPersonal worries\n\nIdentify and define the problem and develop a concrete, specific plan to resolve personal worries. Talk with someone who can help: a friend, a counselor, a specialist.\n\nMAKE CONTROL HABITUAL\nEven if you lapse into old habits of distraction and daydreaming, keep insisting of yourself that you concentrate using these controls until you can routinely concentrate well on your studies for fifty minutes of every hour.
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if you think you are learning more in the school grounds, try staying in the school library or study hall after class hours, and study there.  maybe there are so many distractions at home, like TV, Computer, Telephone, that make it harder for you to concentrate on studying.  also, try making a fixed study schedule and area at home or your bedroom.  for example, your study table should be clear of any distractions (best to not have a phone near your study table and not have a tv in your room.)  your study schedule should be a fixed schedule so that you can incorporate it in your daily activities, and it would soon become routine.
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1/  Make crib notes of important points to remember...these are good in jostling your memory...\n\n2/  After an hour of study...take a practise test on that subject/chapter...even if it is an old test...this breaks the monotomy of just reading and helps you see what testers would be looking for...so you know what to retain and what is okay to "know broadly"\n\n3/  Mix up your studying with discussion groups with your friends...be serious about it though....agree to read on a chapter and meet and discuss....you will actually remember more if you make the subject/material "come alive". Also a great way to learn difficult material....\n\n4/  Study early in the morning when you are fresh and likely to remeber more then spend the afternoon doing soemthing else....practise tests, discussion groups or just relaxing.
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Do not study for all of your classes at the same time.\nFirst, pick the class that is either most difficult (or the one where your work is due soon) and concentrate only on that class. \nThen, make sure to take a break for awhile before studying the next subject. It takes a little bit of time for you to clear your head and refocus on a new subject so take that time to eat a snack, phone a friend, or check your email. Then when you feel "refreshed", tackle the next subject.\n\nI hope this helps. It works for me.