how do i concentrate in a boring class?
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What i do is even though you are so bored and already sleepy you would rather make it an excitement write everything the teacher says and lets see how fast can you write.
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Think of concentration improvement as a three-step process:\n1. Learn the causes of poor concentration and decide which apply to you;\n2. Understand what you can do to control these factors; and\n3. Make your control habitual.  \n\nLEARN THE CAUSES\n\nCONTROL THE CAUSES\n\nExternal Causes\n\nEnvironmental distractions: TV, chairs that are too comfortable, snacks, other people, etc.\n\nLeave or re-arrange a distracting environment. Go to a library or a classroom when you seriously intend to study.  \n\nNoise: Music with words, conversations\n\nTrain yourself to study away from others and in silence.\n\nInternal Causes\nPhysical distractions: hunger, drowsiness.\n\nPlan to study when you are most alert. Eat a high-protein snack. Do five minutes of light exercise to wake up.  \n\nBoredom, dislike, disinterest\n\nFind a reason which satisfies you for taking the class; talk with other students and the professor.  \n\nAnxiety about studies\n\nMake sure you know how to study effectively. Put the course in perspective.  \n\nIntimidating study tasks\n\nBreak up large tasks into achievable subtasks. Do the most intimidating task first. Give yourself rewards for progress and punishments for avoidance.  \n\nDaydreaming\n\nSeparate daydreams from studying. When your mind starts to wander, write down the interrupting thought and continue studying. Or recall important points and then turn away from your book and continue to daydream. When you're ready to read again, do so. The trick is not to daydream and read at the same time.  \n\nPersonal worries\n\nIdentify and define the problem and develop a concrete, specific plan to resolve personal worries. Talk with someone who can help: a friend, a counselor, a specialist.\n\nMAKE CONTROL HABITUAL\nEven if you lapse into old habits of distraction and daydreaming, keep insisting of yourself that you concentrate using these controls until you can routinely concentrate well on your studies for fifty minutes of every hour.
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You may want to first figure why your current study methods aren't productive. This will help narrow down possible avenues for you to pursue. But here are some general suggestions:\n\n1. Go to your lectures: This seems like a no-brainer, but when your prof doesn't take attendance, skipping that 9 AM Friday class is pretty tempting. Attend your lectures and develop a method of note-taking that works best for you. Concentrate more on listening to what the prof says rather than writing every single point. Spend about ten-fifteen minutes after class going over your notes and filling in any blanks.\n\n2. Do your readings: Again, a no-brainer but the magic is in how you read. Don't do three chapters of reading in one sitting. You will probably get distracted or bored and won't really absorb what you're reading which makes the entire experience a pointless exercise in time-wasting. Instead, divide your reading into shorter sections. Make notes for each section, but limit yourself to writing 5-10 points for each. \n3. Review: Constantly review your notes. Make this a weekly event. Review your reading and lecture notes and learn the material over the space of a few weeks rather than the night before an exam.\n\n4. Make friends: If you're someone who needs to talk things through with other people, form a study group. Divide up the readings, assign notes and then exchange them when you meet. Each member of the group can become the "expert" on a certain section or topic. Test eachother and try doing mock exams.\n\n5. Study Space: Pick a study space that's conducive to your specific needs. If you're a person that needs complete silence and is easily distracted, go to the Quiet Study Space at your campus library and study there. If you need some background noise but prefer minimal interruptions, choose a quiet coffee shop where you're not likely to run into people you know. Designate a study space at home that's as distraction-free as possible. Make this your regular study spot so that you feel as if you're in "study mode" whenever you set up your work there. \n\n6. Suck-Up: Go meet your Prof. Don't be afraid to ask your prof questions during his/her office hours. Establish a comfortable rapport with them and go with a list of questions or concerns 11/2 to 2 weeks before a test. Meet your T.A--they're often more approachable than prof's and are usually the ones that mark your work. This is an excellent opportunity for you to ask for specific feedback on your work and to pepper them with questions about what they expect from you on a test. Your prof and T.A. are YOUR resources. Take advantage of them!\n\n7. Discover your learning Style: This should come before everything else. Do you learn better when you hear things or when you write them down? Do you like diagrams and pictures or do you prefer written instructions? Find out how you learn best and use methods catered to your learning style to help you succeed. \n\nThose are a few suggestions that I hope help you out!
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Me too! Make a time schedule for yourself and block out hours of the day to do things. Give yourself more time than you think you need to complete assignments. That should help. Also, find out how you focus: do you like constant background noise or no noise at all. That should help.I have ADHD and working with a consistent backgroud noise works for me.
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1. Have a regular time and location to study.\n\n2. Get ahold of upcoming lessons and read ahead. *The reason for this is important. If you study ahead - when you do take the subject in class it is a review for you. You'll actually be ahead of the class when preparing for your exam.\n\n3. Work with someone who can help you - not distract you. * This is a mastermind technique you'll use in the business world. Get use to it.\n\n4. No TV. ( a little quiet background music is acceptable)\n\n5. Learn memory techniques. Do not rely on rote memory. * Use ridiculous association for subjects where you have alot of facts to remember. Your mind is like a filing cabinet. If you don't have a filing system you won't know how to retrieve the knowledge when you need it.\n\n6. Use colored post its to mark , "must knows, could knows, and should knows. Remember - most of your hard cover books are filler. Focus on what your teacher wants you to know.\n\n7. Eating before study causes blood to go from the brain to the stomach. Watch when you eat.\n\n8. Get plenty of rest. Don't party on school nights.\n\n9. Do "all your assignments!" "Write all your tests!" - falling behind because of missed assignments or classes will make studying difficult. If you have to miss a class - have someone provide you with notes and <ask> the teacher if you're confused. DO NOT FALL BEHIND!!!! Knowing your subject is like building a house. If you miss information your foundation will be weak and your house will not hold up! That's why students who miss class have a bad time of it.\n\n10. Set a goal for yourself in each subject you take and shoot high. That is to say...shoot for an A and you'll most likely get a B. Write your goal in the present tense - I.e. It is Jun 2007 and I have completed Math 30 with an A plus. (Describe the reaction of your teacher/parents/friends and how good you feel about achieving your goal. "Remember - if a goal doesn't have a time limit set on it - your goal is just a dream!"\n\n11. Never get into a tiff with your teacher - show genuine interest and you'll see a higher grade.\n\n12. Keep good notes - no...excellent notes. Notes that refer back to your text book and highlight the must knows! Have a table of contents.
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If you've been in the class for any amount of time, you should know at least SOME of the people in it.  Therefore, I suggest a combination of two previous suggestions (plus a couple extras):\n1) rehearse with a small group of people that you know watching you.\n2) before the speech, don't drink too much coffee (increases the shaking and the sweaty palms)\n3) take note of where the people you know are seated, and move your eyes from one to the next for the length of your presentation.
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If you don't have to pay attention I assume that you know the material. Most colleges will let you 'test out' out of a class and take one that offers more challenges.  If not you could participate and offer explanations that would help other students that may not be as knowledgeable in the class as you are. Often,  although the professors are expert in whatever class they are teaching, they have difficulty relaying  information so students can understand it. Last of all, like most everything else in life, its a matter of attitude. You go expecting to be bored you will be!
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Take 15-20 minutes per class and study!  Each night..only review the topic you don't know and take 5 minutes to concentrate on one topic...no music, no distractions...and always go with your first instinct!
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start payin attention in class n work harder cuz if ur not payin attention then u wont learn everything\nhave a nice day
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Get interested! And if the topic/teacher is too boring think how you could teach it to someone else, your friend maybe and get him/her interested. Find interesting stuff related to it on the net. Be in charge of your own education! I know many people who did not study a lot, but read a lot of stuff, and were simply interested in knowing stuff. For the fun of it. Try it out.... the grades will follow!
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Get over it.  You are there to learn not be entertained.  If you are not challenged by the material you need to get in advance classes.
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Set aside a certain amount of time each day to review the material from class.  Re-read and highlight your own notes for main ideas and major details.  If you don't have notes, but you have a textbook, you can skim each chapter and take brief notes now.  Some people work well in study groups where others can explain concepts that you may not understand, but some people can't focus that way.  Learn what is best for you by trying a variety of strategies--with or without music/people/etc.  It also depends what you're studying, but having someone quiz you out loud can help if you need to learn vocabulary.  Good luck!
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No one ever wants to study.  Your best bet would be to study with a group, read out loud, or break it up and study for like 15 minutes and take a 5 minute break.  If you try to study for say an hour, you're not going to keep anything in your head because since you don't want to study, you won't be paying attention, and you'll only be wasting your time.
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Always go to class.  Be there early and stay late.  Sit in the front.  Ask questions.  Be interested.  Form study groups with other students.  Go to class every time.  Do the assignments early then check them over.  Start on assignments immediately when you get them.  Be friends with others who are trying to excel in class.  Do extra research on subjects that interest you.  Look at the syllabus and do all the reading up front.  Then read it again just before the time you are supposed to have it read.  Do your work neatly and check it over.  This is from a former college professor.
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Set a schedule for yourself and make certain you get enough sleep! I also suggest that if you have time after class, that you immediately begin reading the material while it is fresh in your mind. Review notes BEFORE class. Also, before you go to bed at night, I suggest you write one page for every subject you had a class in that day and then compare it to your notes. If you got something wrong, then correct it. It's a great way to build memory recall. Take ONE day a week for yourself. Don't study that day, just relax and have fun. If you don't, you will have less motivation and memory recall.
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Write notes and make diagrams of your notes. Don't just read - you will fall asleep! You could also think of possible questions and come up with your own model answers. This you could do with a friend as long as it's a friend who isn't too distracting! Good luck with your exams!
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Always look towards the back wall of the class room when speaking.  That way, you look like you are looking at the audience.  Pick a spot right above their heads.  \n\nMake sure you are comfortable with your topic.\n\nPractice in front of a mirror, then in front of the friends that you know will heckle you.  That way you are prepared for distractions.