Need to concentrate more on studies

[joshuas]

I have been a happy and brilliant kid. But recently, my concentration on studies is lackening. I am spending more time online surfing aimlessly and whenever I force myself to read, I dont get the enthusiasm I always get. What do I do to really motivate myself to work hard? I love my studies but am getting distracted too much.

[TheMatrix]

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[LouBerry]

Well, it's hard to stay interested. The older you get, the worse it's going to be. Do things like colour coding notes and writing little notes in your books.

[DerBear]

Go somewhere where the distractions are at the lowest and study in said location. I know it can be hard to concentrate but you just have to commit yourself to doing it. Its hard but their is not really any other way around it.

[tubanic]

Don't think about the short-term rewards of study, think of the long-term. Think about how this stupid essay will help towards giving you a happy and healthy future.

[xXl0sth0peXx]

All my classes for school are online, and I have no due dates. Just assignments, the order they have to be done in, and a laptop/textbooks. And lemme tell you it's so hard to focus and motivate myself to get the work done, and so easy to get sidetracked. Here's what I do though, when I'm most effective.

1. EAT. I've got an eting disorder, so it's a little different, but when I eat before I work, it really energizes me, and I get so much more done.
2. Work away from a TV, and possibly at a table. This is pretty self explainitory. TV is great, but distracting. Try some music for motivation, if you don't wanna work in silence. Music is great for motivating and can be your best friend. Same goes for a laptop.
3. Break it up. If you gotta read x,y, and z, maybe say if you finish x, you get a short break. Don't say 'i'll take a break after 30 minutes of working', because likely you'll end up getting distracted for 30 minutes, and then take your break. Schedule around assignments instead.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or need any help. Good luck with your studdies. <3

[darkie]

The trick I have is dividing your work in tiny chunks and rewarding yourself bit by bit. Say, you could study for about 25 minutes, like really study and focus, then, reward yourself with 5 minutes of free time (to get food, walk around, stretch, etc.) then go back to 25 minutes of focused studying/working again. Before you know it, you'd be accomplishing stuff, not so fatigued and bored, and that 5 minute break is the period where your brain rests a bit and absorbs whatever you've read/studied/worked on. As time goes by, you'd notice that you could work on 30 minutes, 45 minutes, until an hour straight, focused and absorbing what you're doing, with only little break times of 5-10 minutes.

When you study, TURN OFF THE COMPUTER or if it's really bad, go and turn off the Wi-Fi or Internet connection first, so you wouldn't go wandering around to Twitter/Facebook/VT (:D) and to pass time instead of being productive.

Like what the others said, think how this would help you when you're much older and doing well at your job, since you know how to focus, how to be productive, and how to maximize your time. :)

[Steve Jobs]

The only way I got through high school was from finding the nerdier kids and forming a little study group with them. I never took it out of school hours (we'd talk between classes, during break & free periods) and work on things then. I wasn't a studier and definitely didn't try as hard as I should have.

Sometimes it's all up to the environment too. I'm hopelessly productive at anything at home, so I like to head out to the beach, a park or just a vast area of emptiness whenever I need to study, or just think about or reflect on things in general. It's also good to go out with a clear mind, ie free of distractions and worries