Can not concentrate
If you do not really like the work, it's no wonder that from time to time you completely shut off from what is happening. Boredom, fatigue and stress push the brain to mental wanderings. Thus, he takes a break, even if at that moment rest is out of place. Your actions:
■ Remove all unnecessary items from the table, so as not to be distracted by trifles. Get rid of personal notes, e-mails of love content, screensavers, where you are at sea in all its glory, and all that brings memories to you. Out of sight, out of thoughts. And how can a more modest workplace. The smaller the decor, the better. Even family photos are potential thieves of thought, because they show you people who are dear to you, which you are constantly worried about.
■ Take part in the conversation. If the thoughts scatter right at the meeting or conference, puzzle themselves by writing questions to the speakers. Perhaps you will not be able to voice them all, but you will be completely engaged in the performance, that is, you will remain "in the moment."
■ Have a mental respite when you feel that attention begins to dissipate: get up from the table, walk down the corridor, brew your own tea, sit on the couch or take a stroll in the fresh air. Your brain associates the workplace with great difficulty and does not object to mental wandering. If you do not make short breaks on a regular basis, gray cells arrange them for themselves. Reread the same 10 times. Bad memory here is nothing. "Senseless reading" is quite a frequent occurrence and requires considerable effort to control this process. Scientists have found that reading, people 20% of their time "fly in the clouds." Their eyes move across the page, but they do not think about the text.
■ The attention is quickly dissipated and "hooks" are needed to hold it. One of them is meditation. Already no one doubts that the ancient practice is able to calm and regain balance. But it also helps to cope with scattered attention. One who meditates constantly, is more collected and is able to switch more quickly from one task to another. When participants noticed that thoughts "go off to the side," they brought them back to their seats with the help of breathing. Conclusion: meditation teaches you to concentrate on what you need and keep it as long as it takes.
■ Stop through the paragraph and mentally summarize, summarize each item read. Short breathing allows the brain to better process the data. "Periodically interrupt and ponder what you've read," advises Jonathan Scuuler, professor of psychology at the University of Washington. "This makes it easier to master the material, because it does not allow thoughts to break away from the ground."
■ Read backwards. If you skipped a few paragraphs, go back and read them again, but in reverse order - permutation of small pieces can significantly affect how much information is remembered. At first it may seem strange, but the extra effort that the brain will make to cope with this task will help it to concentrate.
■ Take another book - it's quite obvious: if you fall asleep over the "masterpiece" of the cleverest husband, put this work aside and take something more entertaining. Studies show that much less carefully read the literature by those who are not interested in the material. If the book does not capture you after the first or second chapter, replace it. Dissatisfied with life? It's time to change her attitude! Personal turmoil does not allow you to concentrate on work. According to observations of scientists, people who consider themselves unhappy, are more often disconnected from reality than their merry and carefree colleagues. You can spend a lot of time in vain, reveling in your own misfortunes. But nothing will change the broken trough will remain in its original place. Experts advise to remove the stone from the soul and talk about their problems with a close friend - a friend, husband, mother. This will free your head of restless thoughts. Nobody comes to the phone? Paper, as is known, will endure everything. Write down what concerns you, in one column and what you can do about it - in another. When the scheme of actions appears, the problem will go into the background and you will be able to focus on work tasks.
Do you drive on autopilot? It's not as harmless as it seems to an experienced driver. We are much more likely to "go out into space" when we perform the task automatically. Behind the wheel this is especially dangerous: if the car in front suddenly stops, you will not be able to react quickly. Even having a solid driving experience.
To monitor the situation on the road, experts advise ... to play with the child. It's not just an opportunity to pass the time - you perfectly concentrate and stay in the present. Depending on the age, you can learn on the road counts, words for the matinee, multiplication table, English language and road signs. You will be surprised by the ability of the baby - in a game form, everything is remembered literally on the fly. The main thing is not to break the very rules and signs that you tell your young passenger about.
"As soon as I try to focus on the work," thoughts scatter in different directions. Then to a trip outside the city, then to discomfort in the stomach. Near the monitor in general, "fall out of life" - a feeling that I sleep with my eyes open. The whole day had to strain, so as not to lose touch with reality. But in the evening ... In the evening there was a parental meeting. I did not only manage it, but I even came before others - I took out a notebook, prepared to listen carefully to the teacher ... I even remember how she greeted everyone, and then - a mental failure. No, I fixed her movements on the class, To the blackboard, to the bookcase with the textbooks. But so withdrew into myself that, not a single word flew into my ear. Thoughts drifted in the vast space - dinner, washing, checking lessons. And so, please, I woke up when my parents began to rattle their chairs. Nadia, my friend, was driving in the wrong direction for 20 minutes, thinking about the upcoming interview. "It did not happen before the accident, but my brain seemed to be turned off," she says. "I was driving on autopilot."