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Concentration |
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- Learn all the causes for inability to concentrate and decide which
ones apply to you.
- Find out what you can do to control these factors.
- Make control of these factors habitual.
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| Step 1: Learn the causes of poor concentration. |
| External (Easiest
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Internal (More
difficult to control) |
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| Noise - Move away from
noisiest area/ music that is more interesting to you will disturb you more than
uninteresting or "Muzac" type of music. |
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Boredom Dislike or anxiety about the subject you are studying. |
| Environment - Where
you choose to study and work. It's difficult to study with the TV or stereo in next room.
Is chair too comfortable? Is refrigerator too close? Are there people in the next room? |
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Daydreaming while
reading Worries or personal problems
Awesomeness of study task |
Evaluate these factors, both external and internal, and decide
which hinder your concentration.
Step 2: What you can do to control these factors.
| NOISE |
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Train yourself to study somewhere else;
learn to study in a quiet place. |
| ENVIRONMENT |
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Remove yourself from these situations.
Determine the time of day/night or the place that works best for you. It may be that you
study physics better in the library but psychology better at home. If you are a day
person, reserve daytime studying for learning new material and use evening study time for
review. |
| BOREDOM |
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Find things that satisfy you about the
course. Decide why you are taking the course. Explore the possibility of dropping the
course - particularly if you'll do well. It may be better to take it in the summer. |
| DISLIKE OR ANXIETY |
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Check your study skills and make sure
you know how to study (for example, you may just need to learn how to study math, which is
different from studying economics). |
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Monday, August 14, 2006 12:18:09 PM
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