How to get rid of bad habit-can't concentrate?
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i have the same problem. what i've found to help is to listen to music. i have also found that doing it out side while playing with a pet or while talking to a friend help a lot because then you actually are concentrating but on two things. it should make it easier. or you could tryplaying a sport befor you do your homework.
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I had the same problem.  One thing I found that works is to buy some chapstick and make sure you put it on constantly.  I know it looks retarded to always be applying it to your lips, but trust me--if you apply more as soon as you feel it wearing off, it helps a lot.\n\nAlso, consciously pay attention to the chewing and biting.  As soon as you feel yourself doing it, force yourself to stop.  After awhile, hopefully the habit will go away.
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Confide in a friend or significant other that you have this problem and are serious about overcoming it.  If they agree to help you, keep track of the times you are late and by how many minutes.  Once a week meet with your helper, go over how many times you were late and the total number of minutes you were late.  Then you must strip and take a spanking from your helper.  One swat for every minute late.  After the first session your punctuality will increase each week until your bad habit is broken.
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Try chewing gum or suckings.  If you change your habit, it may help.  Try to pay attention to when you are doing it too!  If you are doing it when you are bored, try finding activities, such as cleaning, going for a walk or some hobby.  If you are doing it when you are nervous, try breathing exercises.
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Stay focuse!\n\nSlowly and easy does it!
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As with any form of addiction and habitual nature, two things are required. \n\nDetermination, or the will to change the situation, and\n\nTime, three months is generally regarded as the time frame for habits to be corrected. \n\nSo long as you are keen, and are willing to abstain for 12 weeks, you will have gone past the issue. One point to note though, is that once removed, stay that way. Don't have the thinking that 'one toke will be alright'. That is how we all started isn't it?\n\nAs for the comment about friends, when you decide to change this behavioral pattern, you will find that you will refrain from associating with your recent social group. Instead, and over time, you will develop friends with other similar interests to yourself. There is no need to become a complete health nut as mentioned elsewhere, although this will show you how unfit you have become. \n\nAnyway, keep your chin up, stay focused on your goal.\n\nCheers, L
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Learn to control your mind.  You are currently giving it control over your actions.  If you cannot stop this, then turn your mind to a different subject.\nPhysical activity usually helps.  Yoga is even better.
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breakdown what your working on into smaller time frames.  Go at stuff in 20-30 minute spurts. Then break, clear your mind, and do it again.  That's what has helped me out
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Try taking Vitamin B-1.  It will help you to concentrate.  About 100mg a day should do it.
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I always found if I put myself in a small room with no other distractions, I could concentrate better.\n\nWrite things down, it helps you remember.\n\nMake up little hints to help you remember lists of facts...for example "my very efficient mother just served us nine pizzas" is a good way to remember the 9 planets.  So you could make up your own little sentence if you had to memorize the supreme court judges or the 5 senses, or whatever.
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HMMMM some very interesting answers here that I like....Such as the rubber band idea. I would recomend that idea and see if that helps. If not....\n\nFirst of all as a former thumb sucker and smoker I understand oral fixations (I quit the thumb thing a 12 started smoking at 13 and just quit that at 22, about two months ago). Even now you will usually catch me with a touthpick, rubber band, bottle lid, pencils, or other item in my mouth. I have seriously cut back the habbit and consiously have to make efforts not to do it. \n\nHere are some suggestions. First of all peppers contain volitale oils that can chemically burn skin so avoid those. Purchase some alum powder and mix the powder with a few drops of water (Enough to make a slightly runny paste.) and soak your fingers in it. Alum is very, unpleasantly bitter and will immediately make your mouth pucker. Some people like lemon juice or tobasco so using those items usually doesn't work because the taste isn't very strong. \n\nNext put up sticky notes at the places you are most like to do this. Repeating to yourself that this is bad trains your mind to avoid doing it subconsciously. If you are like me you also put your hand on your face (or chin in hand, whatever). You can curb this action as well by improving your posture. Freeze yourself the next time you catch yourself doing this (or finger chewing) and analyze how you are sitting. Usually slumped with your elbow on the table or with your elbow semi supported by your stomach or chest. If you start improving your posture then you will become less inclined to hold your arm up unsupported for very long. I am using an exercise ball for a computer chair right now to retrain my posture. My doctor recomended it and I highly agree, I've already noticed a difference.\n\nCheer up though. Some studies say that finger chewing, nail biting, and other oral fixations are all signs of higher intelligence. It is believed that the brain in these cases works so fast that it actually gets bored or is somehow unstimulated. By controlling physical movement while mental processes such as reading or talking occur your brain is exercising itself and making you smarter and faster by training itself to multitask.\n\nOh and a side note. Many people often notice that they chew nails/fingers in response to nervousness. The sucking/chewing motion is deeply ingrained in our most primitive side as being calming. When we are babies and we recieve food (suckle) subconciously we are aware of being protected by our mothers. The sucking/chewing motion along with full belly releases seratonin in the child inducing pleasure and happiness. In response to certain stresses adults will ocassionally do the same thing for the chemical calm it can induce, without even thinking about it. I tend to do this in the store especially when I can't find something. I feel lost and confused and tend to stick the tip of one or more finger in my mouth while looking.
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get support & help from everybody, like family, friends or AA.\nwhen your resolution falters, get distraction. but don't push yourself too hard. get a new hobby , or change your lifestyle.\n(for example, before i quit smoking, i usually buy 2 packets of marlboro daily. when i decided to quit, i kept my marlboro in the office, so that it's not convenient for me anymore. if i have the urge, i have to go out & buy it again...) \nlet,s say, if you are used to drinking 2 bottles daily, make a short term plan to reduce to 1 bottle daily.... and gradually cut down. \nsince you know you have a drinking problem, it's a battle half won!\ngood luck!
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LOL.....I've got the same problem.  I'm not sure how to stay focused.  One of my teachers suggested we take peppermint candies and suck on them.  The mintiness keeps you alert and awake.
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The shortest and least stressful way is with help. \nHelp to give you all the ways to put in a new non-smoking program or habit into your brain. The physical addiction to nicotine is gone in 2-3 days, so the rest is habitual, and psychological. There's lots of free help at this website below, plus a great guaranteed course you can do to make the whole process easier on yourself. http://www.quitguide.com/answers
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try a soft music- maybe something instrumental- if you like some background noise.  That way, you won't have something with words to distract you.  Also, if you have more than 1 subject to work on, work in 1/2 hour intervals- taking a short break (2-3) minutes in between intervals.  Sometimes working for such long hours at once, you could lose your concentration.
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What is making it so hard to concentrate? Is everything OK?\nKnow this for yourself. If there's nothing majorly wrong, try an organizer from Walmart or the drugstore, or index cards with tasks and reminders that you print on them. Dollar stores carry these-and organizers sometimes.\nBe patient with yourself when you make mistakes and find healthy ways of dealing with stress.\nTake care, Buttercup
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No definite answer. But some guidelines: \n1. Write things down. Keep a diary or some kind of journal, and every night or morning, spend a little time reviewing and remembering your plan for the day.\n2. Keep things as simple as you can, depending on your life, of course. The fewer things you have to remember, the more details you will be able to remember about each one.\n3. Turn off the TV. It numbs your brain.\n4. Eat some fat. Real milk, organic eggs for breakfast. The vitamins in these are necessary for your nerves and brain to function properly. Stay away from sugar, it's a drug that burns out your dopamine levels and enhances other addictive behaviors. Artificial sweeteners ditto.