The concentration skills are important in life . Whatever the station or the station , concentration and focus will be needed to understand, comprehend and take a decision. Parents of young children and often working adults themselves have been seeking our guidance on developing the concentration and focus in their efforts. We give some of the tips that can help develop better concentration to people ion all stations in life.
1. Prioritize your work :It helps when the priorities of the work can be done based on its urgency and priority in life. the ABC analysis of the jobs to be done by oyu in a day’s time will help you set your priorities.
2. Pick up all those works that you have assigned category A works as they will need your immediate and full attention. Next in the priority will be category B works that will need full concentration and will have to be handled with not so much urgency.
3. Handle one thing at a time:the concentration builds up by handling one thing at a time . Thus giving complete undivided attention to the job in hand . Multitasking (doing many things simultaneously) causes distraction .
4. Doing the same thing as if everything depends on it :Call for and look at all details in totality so that no repetitions of the exercise are called for later. Do not miss any thing.Observe all details as if you are gaining new insights during the first time itself .
5. A few minutes more rule :Whenever you feel like quitting in the middle of a task – just say a few more minutes and work a couple of minutes more. This strategy will ,help expand and stretch the working mind and build up mental endurance. remember how sports persons build up their stamina and mental endurance when their muscles and body wants them to quit due to tiredness.
6. Writing down :use pen and paper to note down any deviations that come to mind promising yourself to take up these deviations later during your free times.
7. Reward yourself: small rewards matter. promise your self a good treat after you finish the task in hand. The reward can be anything that makes you happy and relaxed – like having your favorite food,going out for a walk, meeting your best friend etc.
8. Be project specific :Before you start any work, be clear in your mind about the objective to be achieved by you. Be as precise as possible .the next assignment should be handled after the one in hand has been completed satisfactorily .
9.Use a concentration score sheet:Each time you find your mind wandering, make a check mark on the score sheet. doing this on consistent basis, will help reduce s distraction and increase concentration.
10. Break task into smaller parts:Breaking a greater task into smaller parts will make it seem less overbearing and help you look at it with more positive mindset .
11. Concentration exercises:Concentration exercises help in training your mind to concentrate more and for longer periods of time.
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