Tip 1: Attempt Silence
Many people sabotage their ability to focus on one task or project at a time by not limiting the amount of noise around them. For example, perhaps you are working while listening to music. Or maybe you like to leave your windows open while trying to finish a project at home while your neighbors mow their lawns.
Whatever the circumstance, try to limit or even eliminate the noise that happens around you while you are trying to concentrate.
Tip 2: Take Exercise Breaks
Your mind can only focus for a limited period of time before needing a break. Some experts suggest taking a short 10-minute exercise break after each 45-minute work session.
This method does two things to improve your ability to focus. First, it gives your brain a much-needed rest. Second, if you use this short break for simple exercises such as sit-ups, push-ups, or jogging, you allow your blood to flow more effectively to your brain. After 10 minutes, your brain is refreshed and ready to work again.
Tip 3: Use Hypnosis
Your mind and spirit is more powerful than you may imagine. Hypnosis is a highly effective way to improve your ability to concentrate.
First, try self-hypnosis by suggesting specific actions repeatedly. For example, you can "train" your brain to concentrate more effectively through gentle self-suggestion and imagery. Second, use the help of a therapist who can suggest ideas and thoughts to your brain's subconscious to help develop the ability to concentrate.
Professional athletes have long claimed that such hypnosis is how they are able to maximize their performance.
Tip 4: Set Deadlines
Tip 4: Set Deadlines
Without a firm deadline to finish tasks, you may find yourself easily distracted by other tasks, regardless of priority. Set a deadline for the task on which you want to focus your attention. Don’t consider the deadline as negotiable. Otherwise your brain will begin to learn that it can ignore any deadlines that you set in the future.
The ability to focus is the foundation of success in everything people do.
