romsoccer12
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MAy one teach or give me tips on how to focus.
I feel it will help me achieve the goals of my life.
I feel it will help me achieve the goals of my life.
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How to Focus
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CrackAndScrabble
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Think about it
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
what distracts you?
i am jeopardising my career due to an inability to focus, and have been working on sorting that out. i have some tips but they probably only help if your distractions are either lack of confidence/feeling certain you can't do your work so there's no point trying; or general procrastination when you know what you've got to do is fiddly and boring.
i am jeopardising my career due to an inability to focus, and have been working on sorting that out. i have some tips but they probably only help if your distractions are either lack of confidence/feeling certain you can't do your work so there's no point trying; or general procrastination when you know what you've got to do is fiddly and boring.
related reading: Focus – what it really means and why it’s important
it's more an analysis of the 'problem' than a toolbox of solutions but there is some stuff in there which might help you establish why you're having trouble focusing which should, in turn, help you come up with some solutions.
also, it's written in the context of business not academia but the principles are the same.
alasdair
it's more an analysis of the 'problem' than a toolbox of solutions but there is some stuff in there which might help you establish why you're having trouble focusing which should, in turn, help you come up with some solutions.
also, it's written in the context of business not academia but the principles are the same.
alasdair
fridgebuzz
Bluelighter
Cut out the mental chatter. Your brain is like a computer processor and needless thoughts are the bloatware that slow it down.
It's not, "wake up!" it's more like, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" When was the last time you cleared your mind and just listened?
Also some astronaut once said that when he's doing a job he cuts out everything except the step he's working on. He said if he's putting in a screw all his focus is on that single screw and nothing else until the next step of the procedure.
It's not, "wake up!" it's more like, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" When was the last time you cleared your mind and just listened?
Also some astronaut once said that when he's doing a job he cuts out everything except the step he's working on. He said if he's putting in a screw all his focus is on that single screw and nothing else until the next step of the procedure.
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romsoccer12
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clearing my head is difficult
i am a pretty confident person. my brain is running to fast and so many ideas and things are popping in it i get distracted very easily
sometimes it seems very difficult to focus and listen to certain conversations. the wierd thing is im trying extremely hard to focus on what they are saying. its like certain times i just cant focus on what i want to extremely accomplish and this messes with my confidence
i am a pretty confident person. my brain is running to fast and so many ideas and things are popping in it i get distracted very easily
sometimes it seems very difficult to focus and listen to certain conversations. the wierd thing is im trying extremely hard to focus on what they are saying. its like certain times i just cant focus on what i want to extremely accomplish and this messes with my confidence
fridgebuzz
Bluelighter
Sometimes if I listen to myself I can view my world like looking through clear glass once scratched, etched and covered in clutter. It's here that a lot of my problems and dilemmas can be carefully reexamined from a detached perspective. Don't just stop thinking, listen to the thinking, turn around and listen to the listener. Rise above yourself. Thoughts aren't you, they are just tools and it's ok to abandon them if they aren't working or have no functional application. You might simply be clinging to an idea of what you think you are. You may feel trapped by these thoughts like they're an investment too important to forget. These thoughts may even tell you they're taking care of you or that you need them. All gimmicks. Don't limit what you are to what you think you are. You may need to reform your mind. Unfamiliarity is the state of the brain when it's ready to be informed. Try clearing your head and concentrating while involved in an extreme or unusual activity. You may feel a sense of rebirth after a skydive.
Sorry if I misunderstood you and I'm just babbling.
Sorry if I misunderstood you and I'm just babbling.
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CoffeeDrinker
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I think this needs to be elaborated on, but hits the nail on the head. And Alisdairm's article is good reading.
The basic tip on meditation is simply count your breaths in your head. Literally go "one....two....three...." and repeat after 10. That's a way to clear your mind, but it takes at least like 10 minutes before stray thoughts calm down to a noticeable level, and then it takes another 10-15 minutes for them to stop completely. Anything less than that and you're not really allowing yourself to gain the benefits of meditation especially if you have a hyper-active mind. You can't rush meditation, it's practice to learning how to be perfectly in the moment and how to gain control over your mind in a profound way.
Everyone has a chatter of thoughts, but they aren't as important as what's going on around you. Learning how to separate useful and useless thoughts is key here, and that seems to be a major theme of that article.
B1tO'RoughJack
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^Depending on how heavy the chatter is in your head. I could only do this after I'd done yoga for a year ^...before I just couldn't meditate. Now I let all the chatter drift to the surface, and send it on it's way til I no longer have anything but my breath.
OP - you should bang amphetamine into your veins if you wanna focus... only joking.
Yoga is good for shutting the chatter up, even just deep breathing to calm down (try counting up to 4 inhaling through your nose slowly, and then again 4 exhaling - keeping the breaths the same length...do this 4-8 (just go with 8) times, then move onto 5 second breaths, 5-8 times).
Occasionally using indica herb to shut off the chatter can work, but that's not a good habit to get into. Maybe accompany that with meditation, and then just work your way up to meditation on it's own.
Depending upon what you need to concentrate on, get everything that is keeping you fidgety out the way in the day, first, then you should be able to focus.
Also if you're not using up the energy your diet provides, you might find it hard to focus, so be very active, even if it's just powerwalking everywhere.
Peace
OP - you should bang amphetamine into your veins if you wanna focus... only joking.
Yoga is good for shutting the chatter up, even just deep breathing to calm down (try counting up to 4 inhaling through your nose slowly, and then again 4 exhaling - keeping the breaths the same length...do this 4-8 (just go with 8) times, then move onto 5 second breaths, 5-8 times).
Occasionally using indica herb to shut off the chatter can work, but that's not a good habit to get into. Maybe accompany that with meditation, and then just work your way up to meditation on it's own.
Depending upon what you need to concentrate on, get everything that is keeping you fidgety out the way in the day, first, then you should be able to focus.
Also if you're not using up the energy your diet provides, you might find it hard to focus, so be very active, even if it's just powerwalking everywhere.
Peace