Concentration class Concentration class

How to read more efficiently.How to read more efficiently.

In this session …Explaining what concentration is and

what it involves

Exploring what distractions are, where they come from and how to cope with them

Some practical techniques for improving your concentration skills

Concentration• Concentration refers to a persons

ability to focus on what is most important in any situation while ignoring distractions.

• For example, trying to look over notes while someone is watching the T.V. in the same room requires this kind of selective attention

• However, research suggests that students can listen to music & concentrate effectively as long as they believe they have the power to change the volume in the background

Generally effective concentration involves

at least 3 skillsI. You must have a clear objective in mind (study

question)

II. You have to break up that objective in action steps (task which move you nearer to your goal)

III. You must remind yourself to re-focus periodically or else you will think to far ahead

Distractions affecting concentration

External distractions consist of environmental factors which upset our concentration.

e.g. interrupted by noise or by other people.

Internal distractions are self-generated concerns which arise from our own thoughts & feelings.

E.g. worrying about what other people might say or do, worrying about tests before we even sit them, etc.

Continue………….o Having so many things that you don’t know

where to start

o Not having a specific goal or question when studying

o Not working to a plan or a timetable

o Feeling too tired to concentrate

Continue………….o Being interrupted constantly by other people

o Thinking too far ahead

o Regretting what happened in the past

o Thinking of unrelated matters while working on a job

o Not being able to put personal matters out of your mind

Dealing with distractions

o Keep your desk as a work-place not a storage place

o Making a start gets you into the moods for studying- don’t wait for inspiration to strike

o To avoid fatigue, always set a starting time & a finishing time for your study sessions

Continue………….o Take regular exercise

o Find a quiet place where you know you will be able to study without being disturbed

o Give yourself visible reminders to re-focus on what is more important right now.

Techniques for concentration

• A good place to start in improving your concentrating is to identify the things that distract you easily

• Make notes regarding that

• Music relaxations

Exercise 1• Sit in a comfortable chair and see how still

you can keep. This is not as easy as it seems. You will have to center your attention on sitting still. Watch and see that you are not making any involuntary muscular movements. By a little practice you will find you are able to sit still without a movement of the muscles for fifteen minutes. At first I advise sitting in a relaxed position for five minutes.

Exercise 2• Put the right hand on knee, both

fingers and thumb closed, except the first finger, which points out in front of you. Then move the finger slowly from side to side, keeping the attention fixed upon the end of the finger. Repeat the same in other hand too.

Concentration demoooo…

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