Most students complain about having difficulty concentrating when studying. The fact is that it is often simple things that get in the way of studying, and that can be easily corrected. Check out the tips below:
Create a ritual before studying
Make a routine ritual to put you in the rhythm of studying. Take a shower, listen to music, do some exercise… Anyway, there are many options, but choose an activity that relaxes you and clears your mind so that you start studying with a calm and empty head.
Respect your biological clock
Pay attention to your body. If you work better at night, don’t try to wake up early to study, as your performance will be low. This also applies to the opposite situation, if you feel sleepy early, go to sleep early and don’t try to stay awake with energy drinks and caffeine , as your mind won’t work well enough to record the information.
Only listen to music from languages you don’t speak
When you hear one thing, you can’t read or write another. Therefore, only listen to songs that you don’t understand the lyrics of, this way the sound will blend into the environment and not transmit information different from what you are trying to record. If you understand the lyrics of the song, it works as a deconcentrating agenda, and if you don’t understand, as a concentrator.
Get off the internet
The internet is an inexhaustible source of distractions. Turn off the connection between your computer and your cell phone, keep your cell phone away, and only touch it if someone calls. Try to control that urge to log onto Facebook while studying slides on the computer: you can wait until you’re done, believe me.
Study alone
The best way to stay focused and study quickly is to be alone. This is because parallel conversations always arise in groups, and what’s more, each person has a different rhythm. It’s worth having study groups, but reserve them for just once a week, and on the other days do your part without anyone’s help.
In the classroom, feel far from your friends
This may be the hardest decision of all, but try. Failing to pay attention in class greatly harms learning, so it’s better to postpone conversations until the break. When you listen to everything the teacher says and take notes, it becomes easier to study later. Plus, you save time and learn everything faster.
Practice meditation
Meditation is a practice that brings benefits to all areas of your life, as it balances your psychology, facilitating learning, organization and avoiding fatigue.
Practice physical exercises
Especially for those who are under the pressure of entrance exams and ENEM, it’s good to have an escape valve. Exercise releases stress, expends energy and relaxes, leaving your body and mind calm for studying.
Sleep well
Sleep is very important. As much as the internet holds up and TV has cool programs late at night, sleep is more important and beneficial than all of that. Try to sleep 7 to 8 hours a night, as regular sleep helps with learning, concentration and willingness to face all the day’s activities.
Don’t try to study tired
If you’ve had a really hard day, with a lot of activities, and you’ve worn yourself out a lot, rest. A tired mind is not suitable for studying, it is better to rest and reorganize yourself in the following days to deal with the material.
Have snacks and water nearby
When we start studying we feel hungry, thirsty, everything makes us procrastinate. So leave something to snack on near you, such as fruit, dried fruit, nuts, peanuts , anything small that will keep you from feeling hungry while you study. Also keep water nearby.
Take scheduled breaks
It’s completely unproductive to try to study for 3 hours straight, for example. Here you will find a step-by-step guide to creating your study schedule with scheduled breaks, click and check it out.
Get organized
Organize your desk and study space and follow the schedule by subject and subject. This way, you avoid being distracted by things that have nothing to do with your goal. Remove magazines, books on other subjects, electronic devices, telephone and computer (if you are not studying on it) away and leave the space clean and empty.
Do one thing at a time
What bothers students the most is looking at the subjects as a whole and seeing all that volume of things to study. Stay calm and do one thing at a time: separate the subjects, the subjects, the days and follow this organization. Don’t worry about what comes next or everything you still have to study. Focus on the moment and do a little each day, it becomes much easier.
