Tips to Improve Your Focus Quickly and Effectively

Most people lack focus. When the mind wanders, thoughts become scattered, leading to decreased performance and productivity. Improving focus is essential to success in personal, professional and social life.

People have trouble concentrating for a variety of reasons, including information overload. Whereas people used to be hungry for information, today they are inundated with all kinds of information. It has become a problem of abundance.

When your mind is scattered, you cannot concentrate, whereas when your mind is focused, you can concentrate effectively.

It is as if the rays of the Sun, focused on an object with a magnifying glass, produced heat several times greater than that of the rays diffused by the same source of light and heat.

So when you invest your efforts with focus, you get faster results.

Here are some techniques to improve your concentration.

1. Determine what is the best time so you can work on things that require more focus. When are you comfortable and in what situation? Early mornings and late nights are the times when no one needs you or distracts you. Keep the phone off and get to work.
2. Rest Take a moment each day to improve your focus. Think about what you have done so far and what you intend to do. Reflect on your thoughts at that moment so that they do not distract you when you intend to focus on your main activity.
3. When you read a newspaper article or a chapter of a book, rewrite it concisely without compromising the essentials. It helps you improve your concentration while reading.
4. Find your stimulantSome people find it easier to concentrate with soft music playing in the background, while others find it easier to concentrate only when there is no noise. Find out what works for you and stick with it. Ideally, it is best to work in a quiet place to boost your concentration.
5. Take a break and walk around the room for a few minutes. This helps bring more oxygen to the brain. When you sit for a long time, blood tends to pool in your lower body and legs due to gravity.
6. To understand how long A task in progress will take time to complete. Set yourself deadlines. If you think you have enough time to complete it, start working. This will help you focus effectively since you have already decided to dedicate your time to the activity. Avoid distractions during this time. This way, you will avoid the time switching costs of switching from one activity to another.
7. Once you have set a deadline, try to finish the work before time to set aside some time for yourself to relax or do something of your choice. This is a great reward or incentive that you can give yourself. Because as they say, time is money.
8. Divide your tasks Distinguish between high and low attention tasks. High attention tasks require a lot of concentration. When you are sure that you have enough time and can concentrate, you can undertake them. Otherwise, opt for low attention tasks.
9. There are small exercises that help us improve our power of concentration. Here is a simple method. Count from 1 to 100 and backwards. Counting backwards is a difficult operation that requires a lot of concentration.

“Where attention is focused, energy flows and results are seen.” – T. Harv Eker

Practice Trataka Exercise/Candle Gazing

The candle contemplation exercise is also known as the “Trataka” technique. With this exercise, apart from improving your concentration, you can also improve your eyesight and vision.

It helps increase intelligence, memory, willpower, decision-making ability and inner peace. It helps overcome mental, behavioral and emotional disorders as well as sleep-related disorders such as headaches, insomnia and nightmares.

At first, you may feel your eyes start to water after just a few minutes.

However, with practice, your eyes will be able to maintain the gaze for longer periods and you will be able to practice Trataka for about twenty minutes.

Painting, for example, improves concentration enormously. When you create patterns on a canvas, you are completely absorbed in the patterns and colors. Many people think while painting.

Their thoughts are reflected in their choice of patterns, designs and colors. Many confusions disappear when you think while doing a creative exercise. Decision making is faster and less stressful.

Writing can help

Sometimes when I start writing a book, too many ideas come to mind at once and I have trouble concentrating. I have gotten into the habit of writing down the ideas that come to mind at once.

After writing down these ideas, I focus on writing again. This way, I’ll have my cake and eat it too.

It’s completely natural to lose track of your main ideas and thoughts, but you need to be able to capture other ideas that strike your mind and get back into the flow of your activity.

In today’s life, multitasking is essential. But it’s a skill that must be cultivated over time. Give yourself that time. Take regular breaks to recharge and reorganize. Identify how much time a task takes and take steps to complete it efficiently.

Follow the steps and tips above to improve your focus, which will help you achieve overall success.