Keeping yourself focused at work can be hard sometimes. Here is an occurence you see too many times before – you start of your day by telling yourself that you will get (insert amount) of task done today. As determined as you are, you might end up having blunt conversation with your friends, replying and sending out e-mails and of course, get really busy on social…
Author: E.C. LaMeaux Meditation is a popular technique for relaxation and stress relief that can significantly increase your ability to concentrate and focus. Focus is the ability to pay attention to one thing at the expense of all others, which can be very difficult in a society that emphasizes multitasking and success. Increasing your ability to focus can foster…
If you want to know how to stay motivated for longer periods, this article is just right for you! It is not only helpful to know methods that motivate you, but also to know some tricks that allow you to remain motivated in the long term, thereby allowing you to be positive and to stay focused on your goals and objectives. In the following, you can find tips to…
Staying Focused In A Hyper World: Book 1; Natural Solutions For ADHD, Memory And Brain Performance by John Gray, Ph.D. For the past 30 years, John Gray has taught us how we are different and given us new insights into better communication and stronger relationships. We need more than new communication skills and an understanding of our differences to have healthy…
There are many times when I suggest adult coloring books to patients, and they look at me like perhaps we should be switching seats. However, time and again, they come back to me and tell me how beneficial they find them to be. Many psychologists and therapists prescribe these to patients for various reasons, and many occupational therapists prescribe them…
Steps Part 1 Prioritizing Tasks Write down everything you need to do. If you re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and unfocused, making a list is the easiest and quickest way to simplify and help you plan an attack. To learn what you need to focus on now and how to put everything else in the background, make a list of the things that are pressing on your mind. Short-term…
In life, there are times when we feel like a failure. But that’s no reason to hate yourself or think you’re no good. Understanding how to love yourself can help you cope with failure and rebuild your confidence, and enjoy a better life. There may be many reasons behind why you don’t love yourself, all the way from being overweight to not getting attention from…
Ian Brown of Buyspinners.com s a sixth-grade teacher in Bedford, N.H., Patricia Burke has had a front-row seat from which to observe the various trends that have captured the attention of tweens. There were the colorful, do-it-yourself loom bracelets from a few years back. Then bottle-flipping became all the rage. And though it has never officially made its way…
Juggling multiple projects and deadlines at school can be stressful. When you re working on one assignment, it s easy to forget about another. You can help organize your deadlines and manage your time more efficiently with a proper schedule. Figure out when you re most productive and set time aside for homework and activities. Keeping a planner or digital calendar…
Many students complain that they just can’t concentrate, and that minds race from one thing to another and their thoughts are all over the place - except on their studies. But almost everyone has the ability to concentrate. Think of a time when you were totally engrossed in something you really enjoyed, for example a movie, a book, a game of rugby or netball…
But the biggest gap was during work: mind-wandering is epidemic on the job. But we can take steps that will help us stay on task more of the time when we need to. 1. Manage your temptations. Many of the distractors that pull us away from what we’re working on are digital: tweets, emails, and the like. There are several apps that can wall off those temptations…
The peer review processes for promotion and tenure and for continuing appointment provide committees with what’s needed to make overall judgments about the quality of instruction. For teachers, however, peer reviews usually don’t contain the diagnostic, descriptive feedback they need to continue their growth and development in the classroom. The assessments are…
Dustin Johnson was in a typically relaxed mood on Wednesday afternoon But despite only arriving at Erin Hills on Tuesday afternoon after Paulina Gretzky gave birth to the couple s second son - named River Jones - on Monday, Johnson was in a typically relaxed mood in his pre-tournament press conference. It s been very fun the last couple of days, obviously having…
The holiday season has officially ended and while some of us are still taking down our trees and packing away ornaments, 2017 is well upon us. The break that the vast majority of marketers get at the end of the year helps us start the new year refreshed, replenished and ready to create some kickass marketing programs. This year, instead of focusing on being productive…
At Evernote, we love productivity, but we also care about maintaining balance in our lives. This month, we’re diving into how experts on minimalism stay productive without losing focus on what’s important. In part one of this series, we discovered that there’s a difference between being busy and being happy. Between work, academics, family, and personal relationships…
That’s good to know. But if you’re a chronic multitasker who finds it hard to focus, is there any hope of getting your attention span back? While neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, psychology professor at McGill University in Montreal and author of won’t speak definitively for everyone, he says there are some general things most of us can do to improve our focus…
I confess to being as prone to the distractions of the Internet as anyone else: I will start reading about something that interests me and disappear down the rabbit hole for hours (even days) at a time. But my ability to focus on a single task has dramatically improved, and that one habit has changed my life. While a few years ago I couldn’t sit down to work…
I’ve written about a range of habits related to learning, but one I have not yet covered is concentration – perhaps because I find it among the hardest of habits to truly master. ….or simply to become distracted by the shiny new learning objects that I encounter on a daily basis, …or to start writing about one thing and find myself wandering to other topics as…
We all have goals and dreams, but it can be difficult to stick with them. Each week, I hear from people who say things like, “I start with good intentions, but I can’t seem to maintain my consistency for a long period of time.” Or, they will say, “I struggle with mental endurance. I get started but I can’t seem to follow through and stay focused for very long.”…
data-attribution= contenteditable= false > In an interview with Bustle over email, motivational trainer (plus business and life coach) Karen Strunks says, Many people think money alone will be enough to motivate them, and whilst that may do so initially, it s very hard to sustain financial motivation if the work you are doing actually drags. If you…
Many of the goals you will set in life will take some time to achieve. If you want to achieve them in the most effective manner, you must learn to make the most of each day. To make the most of each day, you must learn to stay focused throughout the day. Your ability to focus has a great influence on your ability to manage your time effectively. As there are…
Sub-vocalisation is the least of your reading problem. The biggest problem is that you are not physically engaged and intellectually stimulated when you are reading, probably resulting from not knowing/using efficient and effective reading strategies of fast and versatile readers. I like to share my reading ritual with you, based on my experience as a fast…
Photo: Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Woody Allen has never sent an email. He does not own a computer. (He admits to owning an iPhone, but only for making calls and listening to jazz while traveling.) After over 50 years in the film business, Allen’s daily routine hasn’t changed one iota: He still sketches out his script ideas in freehand on a yellow legal pad…
Concentration, or the ability to focus on a task at hand while blocking out distracting stimuli or thoughts, is one of our most powerful mental tools. When at optimal levels, concentration helps make our work flow easier, retain information better, and complete tasks in appropriate amounts of time. It can become difficult to focus our attention and proper amount…
