I loose concentration very easily & start day dreaming. Please help!!!?
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What ever you are studying at that moment daydream about what you're talking about or pretend you're on a show and must answer the question that the teacher asks. This might help.
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I dont wanna dream anymore....!!
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Sleep depravation is very bad for all of us. Seems like you are just exhausted and then you can't think or concentrate. You need more rest whenever you can get it.
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They say to use it or lose it. Make your mind work by doing crossword puzzles, playing memory games, etc.  If that doesn't work, try the herb ginko biloba. That is supposed to help, but it takes a few weeks. So be patient.
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no that is something you are born with and you would or had it earlier in your life so it is probably a concentration problem have you been sleeping normally?
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Read a book.  Take Valerian Root and drink Chamomile tea and warm milk ... stay away from activities that may "stimulate" the mind ... listen to music, and fortunately I have a subliminal tape that induces sleep .... listen calming music ... listen comedians, because when the "mind" is happy, it is much easier to fall asleep.
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I would suggest taking up meditation for the day time. As for going to sleep at night, visualization works very well once you have the hang of it, you can actually use it to trigger sleep, much like an on/off switch. It's like programming your brain to have a specific response to a particular visualization.
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Hi Kat...\n\nIf you've had significant changes in your concentration recently, you should definitely talk to your doctor or therapist first.\n\nOn the other hand, remember that inability to concentrate, by definition, is hard to measure.  After all, you've never been inside someone else's head!  Also, like any physical and mental characteristic, there's a natural range that occurs within the general population.\n\nFor example, I had an engineer that worked with me who had tremendous focus and concentration.  Trouble was, he was oblivious to nuance and change.  At the same time, I had a sales and marketing guy working for me whose mind was always "somewhere else".  But he'd bring back great ideas (and orders) from those flights of fancy.\n\nBoth guys were important contributors in their own way.  Surely we need those with steel-trap minds and laser focus.  But we also need dreamers and out-of-the-box thinkers to invent the things that the engineers will work on and react to change and challenges with spontaneity and nimble thinking.\n\nInspiration is rarely found in the humdrum here-and-now.  Maybe you're just a poet, being too hard on yourself?
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Avoid caffeine after lunchtime. Avoid alcohol cos it inteferes with ur sleep pattern. Make sure u do somethign 2 relax yourself 4 at least an hour b4 u go 2 bed, like read a book, watch TV, pray, or whatever makes u 'unwind'. Choose 2 get rid of any anxious thoughts or worry that creeps into ur mind as ur in bed. Sweet dreams X
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What do you do all day? Cause one thing i notice about my life is that the days where i dont do anything.. i have trouble sleeping. Wear yourself out and set yourself up to sleep early.\n\nYou could also sacrifice a day. Just stay awake all thru the night, all the next day ( make sure you have nothing important to do) and then pass out at like 7-8 pm the next day.You'll wake up the next day early and well rested. Should be able to fall asleep the next night early too.\nEither way, youve just gotta teach your body when its time to sleep. Light effects sleep cycles, to make it dark in your bedroom. \nO, and if youve got a lot going on in your bedroom.. decorations etc. take it out, a simple room is easier to sleep in.\nand last but not least, Start at 10,000. Count backwards to 1. You'll never make it.
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Beware of "filtering" thoughts when you're really "suppressing" them because that could potentially be more harmful subconsciously in the long run.\n\nThere are many meditation techniques that may help you develop concentration, so that your mind doesn't wander so much to thoughts you find undesirable.\n\nPerhaps certain thoughts might keep coming up because you're trying to ignore or run away from them ("suppression").  Your body/mind might be trying to tell you something.  In that case, you may want to just observe it, accept it, and let it pass naturally.\n\nThrough practice and mental exercises (meditation) you can learn to deal with those thoughts you "don't want" (See Vipassana Meditation for example).\n\nThere is a middle path between suppression and expression--just observation.
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pull allnighters, take lots of caffeine, kill the tv and computer and phone, and most importantly take aderol or some equivalent anti-ADD (attention deficit disorder) prescription drug ---this stuff makes ur brain a sponge. oh and don't forget to use study guides and your notes/textbook.
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Im the same way too. Even in class, somedays I'm fine. But the other days Im trying to listen to the lecture, but my "mind keeps running in the background". I cannot stop what I am thinking and focus on the lecture alone. When I am at home I keep fantasizing and daydreaming while studying. ( When I do listen to a lecture, with 100% of my mind, it feels really, really good. )\n\nIve noticed that eating more protein, especially in the morning before class helps. It helps "ground" me. Ive been eating 2 eggs in the morning. But since they have lots of cholesterol, try taking out one of the yolk, if you plan on doing this on a regular basis. Also, try to eat some sugar in the morning ( a blueberry muffin). \n\nAnother thing Ive noticed is that I have a better time concentrating after midnight. So, if you really need to get something done, try staying awake for a couple of hours after midnight. And yes like somebody mentioned ( about having a pen in your hand), you might want to study 2 things at once, or something like that.Keep two books open, and when you start daydreaming, switch to the other subject. Once you start concentrating, you won't start fantasizing for a while and youll be interested in studying more.( personal experience  )\n\nAlso try exercising. It will empty your mind and make you calm enough to concentrate. ( experience )\n\n\n\nP.S. One other thing, STOP watching tv at all costs. It will help you in the long run. But you may also want to try turning on the tv in the background, putting it on mute and studying.  I'm not sure, but this technique might work for you.
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i have the same problem. i find if my apartment is really clean i study better, and my concentration is better. not really sure why, but it works for me. i also found that the more often i studied, the better my concentration got.....some days were better than others though. oh, and the basics: make sure you get a little bit of exercise every day, get plenty of sleep, and eat lots of fruits and veggies.
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I like the word intution better, just personal choice.\nBut ya, we can have dreams of things to come, already happened or what can happen.  Ever wake up with the feeling of deja'vu?  Or go to a place you have never gone to, but know everything and everywhere to go?\nWe only use a minute' part of our brain,  and one side most of us don't use at all.  But you can train yourself to be more aware of you intution and in doing so, your mind opens up more, especially at nite when our sub-conscious can come out more.  Try to keep pen and paper next to you and try and write down a dream as fast as you can, they fade quickly.
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I've done that too.  Then I read about dreams and started writing down my dreams as soon as I woke up.  This gives you some contact with your subconcious and practice you get actually gives you some control over what you do in your sleep.  Instead of being like two seperate people you start communicating with yourself.
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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.