Swami Vivekananda rightly said, “The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.” This is very rightly said as a person of any age be it a school student or a college student or a professional; has to have the proper concentration to excel.
In today’s hectic world; there are so many distractions. It is a challenge to maintain attention on a particular thing for some time. And Attention span as well as concentration can vary for many reasons. Some individuals always have a difficult time handling distractions. Lack of proper sleep also affects concentration, decreased concentration causes loss of memory. A person as he/she ages doesn’t have to start losing Memory but the problem is not able to concentrate well.
Concentration involves attention span. Long Attention Span which ranges between 25-45 minutes leads to an optimum level of concentration. And to achieve this, one needs to sit in one place and do his/her work with full dedication.
USA Late Basketball Legend Bill Russell rightly stated: “Concentration and Mental Toughness are the margins of victory.” This is rightly said as proper Concentration does make you mentally tough. It’s easy to become frustrated when you’re trying to concentrate but you are not able to. This can cause stress, tension and irritation, which tends to make focusing on what you need to do tougher.
A short attention span can only last for 10-20 minutes. This level of attention is fine when the task isn’t so important. Understand well what you are doing then only you can concentrate properly.
Here are some vital concentration tips for you:
- Right time table
- Start in small measures and make it huge
- Sleep well; don’t deprive yourself of good sleep
- Follow the right diet
- Give yourself self-incentives for doing good work
- Be mentally ready for stressful situations, don’t panic at all
- Ask why?
- Do the difficult tasks first, don’t run away
- Yoga Exercises especially Brahmamudra immensely help concentration building
- Have nuts and Dark Chocolate; it will help to concentrate more effectively
Along with the above points; also playing mental games helps immensely to concentrate well. Word Puzzles; Number Puzzles are amazing. I myself practice them regularly and it has helped me a lot. Also, Sudoku, crossword and jigsaw puzzles as well as chess will surely help to boost your Concentration. Improving
About the writer:
Minoo Jokhi is a fun-loving mathemagician and memory trainer based in Mumbai, India. He teaches people from age 4 to 80 how to boost their memory and proves that memory isn’t something you’re just born with — it’s something you can actually train.
If you’d like to get in touch, you can email him at minoojokhi@rediffmail.com or check out his work at minoojokhi.in
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