Health and Lifestyle

8 Ways to Improve Your Concentration

Dr. Veena Madhankumar

Oct 17, 2017 — 3 min read

Attention disorder or lack of concentration have become pressing issues in this fast-paced world. Read further to know eight proven ways to improve your concentration.

1. Make a time plan

Make a time plan: Make plans and fix realistic targets. Achieving your targets will always give you a satisfaction of accomplishing something. This will also act as a stimulant and will let you push further.

2.Never be negative

Never be negative: Do not downgrade yourself. Sometimes it might be an easier way out to set it up in your mind that you will not be able to do it. Never take this route, always stay positive; it is just a matter of time.

3. Control your thoughts

Control your thoughts: This might not be as easy as it is said. Control your mind and push irrelevant thoughts away. Focus on the necessary task and put your efforts towards that single ultimatum.

4.Avoid multi-tasking

Avoid multi-tasking: In today’s world, it might look fancy to juggle multiple tasks at once under the notion that we have the resources to do so. This is not always the case. Multitasking might seem fun, but the missing lack of effort on a single task will not give you the desired result. Focus on one problem at a time, solve it and move forward.

5.Meditate

Meditate: Meditation is very helpful, and it has several benefits other than magnifying your concentration level. The tasks of meditation by itself requires a certain amount of concentration to practice. Once mastered, meditation increases your concentration level by several folds.

6. Understand the task

Understand the task: Rather than feeling mundane about it, if you take up the effort to understand the task, it will feel much simpler. Understand what the task is for and visualize the results you will achieve by completing the task. This will create much interest & curiosity towards the task and drive towards results.

7.Get enough sleep

Get enough sleep: A proper sleep cycle matching the circadian rhythm can do wonders for your concentration power. It might have to be imposed at the beginning, but once you get used to a proper sleeping pattern, it can do wonders.

8.Diet and exercise

Diet and exercise: An active metabolism and proper health also play a significant role in your concentration level. A simple but strict workout regime, coupled with a wholesome diet will help you achieve both.

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