im 17 old and when i wanna go and study i cant focus at it what can i do about that ?
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make sure you are getting enough sleep, especially nights before a big test or project. make sure you are breathing properly, take a walk to make sure your oxygenated blood is getting circulated well, plus it makes you more relaxed so you can concentrate.\nand eat a balanced diet. load up on blueberries, they help our brain function better, it's a fact!\nand take your vitamins:)
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Turn off your stereo.  Turn off you I Pod.  Or if you can't live without music, try listening to classical music or smoothe instrumental jazz music.  Vocal music was always a big distraction for me when I was studying in college.  Instrumental music helped me concentrate.  \n\nThe book "The Mozart Effect" has very interesting insights regarding music and brain function.
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Take a short break. Walk in the garden. Take a few deep breaths and you will be ready to study more. God luck with studying. It is not that bad!
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Each time your mind wanders, make a tally in the appropriate section. Keep a card for each day. As your skills build, you will see the number of tallies decrease.\n\nMaximize your energy level\n\nWhen is your energy level at its highest? When are your low energy times? Study your most\ndifficult courses at your high-energy times. Sharpest early in the evening? Study your most difficult course then. Later in the evening? Work on your easier courses or the ones you enjoy the most. Most students put off the tough studies until later in the evening when they become tired, and it is more difficult to concentrate. Reverse that. Study hard subjects at peak energy times; easier ones later. This alone can help to improve your concentration.\n\nVisualize\n\nAs an exercise before you begin studying; think of those times when concentration is not a problem for you--no matter what situation. Now try to feel or imagine yourself in that situation. Recapture that experience immediately before your studies by placing yourself in those moments. Repeat before each study session.\n\nHow to Improve Your Concentration\n\nLearning to concentrate on reading and studying requires some practice. Concentration doesn't just happen as soon as you sit down to do some serious studying. You already know the requirements for your individual study environment. Now all you need is concentration!\n\nRead "How To Improve Your Concentration" to find some techniques to develop your concentration level for peak performance during your study time. After reading the article, you should be able to:\n\nIdentify four common concentration problems;\n\nExplain five techniques for action to reach the goal of peak concentration;\n\nApply three strategies to combat annoyance during study periods.\n\nHow To Improve Your Concentration\n\nStudents can improve study concentration and study ability by paying attention to the conditions of their study environment. On the other hand, concentration will be limited if study habits are not effective.\n\nYour ability to concentrate on a particular lesson depends on (1) how interested you are and (2) how effective your study methods are. Your interest in one assignment will be different from your interest in others; your interest level may even change during that lesson. Because of the difficulties of your motivation while you do your homework, here is the key to effective study: Depending on your interest level at a particular time of study, adapt your study techniques to strengthen your concentration when it is weak.\n\nWhat are the common reasons students lack interest or lose interest during study time?\n\nCommon Concentration Problems\n\nDuring a period of study, there are four times you may have problems with concentration. These are common times which challenge most of the students and you will often have to strengthen your concentration when they happen.\n\nWhen you are "warming up" to study, distractions will interrupt your attention.\n\nWhen you have been concentrating hard on your studying, you may suddenly become annoyed with the assignment.\n\nAfter a long stretch of continuous studying, you gradually become tired and your study results decrease.\n\nWhen you have come to the point of "diminishing returns" and you are losing mental effectiveness, exhaustion takes over.\n\nWhat do you think the student can do to improve concentration in these four examples? Here is an illustration that represents a student's ups and downs of concentration during a study period of over 2 1/2 hours.\n\nWarm-Up: Student should spend time in conditioning one’s own mind for studying.\n\nAnnoyance: After 35 minutes of intense concentration, the student's attention starts to weaken. Break time! Two 5-10 minutes breaks helps to get the concentration level back up.\n\nDiminishing Returns: The third time the student was annoyed by studying, but it was not possible to reach the same peak level of concentration.
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=you may have ADHD.  Do you have a learning disability as well and find it hard to read and focus while in school.  Check out the link below it is loaded with information.  Good luck.
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Try not to study the same subject continuously.Keep getting up everytime for reasons like sip of water, tribbling basketball and in this way continue longer.Take care once you get up you come back soon to continue......\nCheck the level of pace you need to continue
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I agree with Meg. Before you start, pray that you'll be able to focus on what you are studying. Without prayers, you'll never have the strength to concentrate on it.
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Concentrating and Reading\n\nIt is often difficult to concentrate during your studies. Here are some techniques that many students have found helpful. \nAsking Yourself Questions \nGetting the Most from Your Reading \nRead the Ideas \nAsking Yourself Questions\nThe key to maintaining focus is to stop periodically and ask yourself questions, such as \nHow does this relate to what I already know? \nIf this is true, what else follows? \nWhat else could these facts mean? \nWhat assumptions are being made? \nWhat's the evidence for this? \nCan I think of a good example of this? \nWhat are the unique points of this? \nGetting the Most from Your Reading\nCheck off (with a light pencil mark) each paragraph that you completely understand. If you start to get lost in the reading, you will know exactly where: just after the last check! \nIf a section is too difficult for you, try reading in a whisper. Hearing what we read is like reading it a second time. \nSimilarly, it is good to stop regularly and summarize out loud what you have just read. \nTry to link new information with the information you already know. Ask yourself, ``How do I already know this?'' You can also ask yourself questions such as the focus questions above. Active linking creates powerful memories. \nTake a few seconds to visualize what you have just read. \nDon't forget to jot down key words and concepts. If you read, `rite, and recite (``3R''), you've got a better chance of retaining crucial information. \nAfter taking a short break from studying, and before you start up again, take a few minutes to review the information you have just learned. This will give you a sense of progress and motivate you to continue on. \nRead the Ideas\nWhen you are reading \nStop at the end of each \nParagraph \nPage \nMain Section \nClose your book \nRecall the ideas from memory \nRecite the ideas out loud in your own words \n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\naugustine@columbia.edu\nLast update: February 4, 1996
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That use to happen to me and the only way I could sit down and study was to have some kind of noise around me like the radio. Try classical music don't go for music that distracts you. Also when you're going to start studying don't do it on an empty stomach eat a snack first but just a snack, nothing heavy or you'll end up falling asleep.
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well see the doctor but let me tell you the best thing you can do before hand and keep your memory in good shape buy a small notebook and keep an organizer in your purse and every time you have something in mind write it down, that way you wont forget and you keep your brain focused at all time, I already know that if you go to the doc they are going to give you pills and junk to make you think its going to work think about it, your 21 and your to young to have a problem I think you are not focusing on things, the notebook will refresh your brain and memory and after some time you will train your self to remember just give it time and don't forget to write your what to do list everyday, and little things like what people have said to you for your personal reference........ belive me Ive tried it and it works ............Dont stress out to much .........
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Do a little study every day and don't leave everything til the night before your tests.  Eat well and drink plenty of water.  It has been proved that memory gets better if you drink lots of pure water but don't drink sugary drinks or drinks with caffeine.  They might make you feel more awake but you will remember less.  Get into good habits now then it won't be hard when you are older.  Limit your time on the computer, game stations and TV and try to read at least one book a week.
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well, saurabh how you can study better is up to you only. Only you can decide how you can be comfortable enough to study. when i say comfortable, i dont mean that you go off to sleep while studying. you can take guidance from your parents and teachers. take notes in class in such a language and such short forms that you will understand well, when you will refer to them later. also take care when you are studying that you concentrate at the work at hand only. if you worry about ten other things then you will reach no where. remember one thing. while playing do not even thnk of your books and studies, come back to them later. but when you are studying only concentrate on the work and learn to read well
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Stay focuse!\n\nSlowly and easy does it!
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I think that you need to be interested in what you are doing in order for your brain to acknowlege the information you try to feed it. Its a very complicated issue which needs dedicated attention which only you can decide on. Other than that all I can suggest is make sure that your diet has enough viamins & minerals which stimulate brain activity. I aslo think that you should start convincing yourself as to what is more important in life & that will make studying easier. Good luck
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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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see  its not only  u tat feels this is 1 thing  anoter thing is tat don think tat u r alone studying others r enjoing outside or sleeping at nyt time think if ur doing hard wok then according to it u will get reasult another thing is tat u can study along wit ur frnd or listen music very low volume especially those music which u hate most lik very old songs or englihs song tat will take time to undestand . don concentrate on lyrics ok best of luck 4 exams. my email add.is monty_robert2002@yahoo.com
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The most important thing is to concentrate what you are reading, if you don't have enough focus on it you won't recall and even understand it. Most of the time when you have enough concentrate you'll recall the point of your study.\nBefore reading your kind of study, try to specify what you are exactly going to read. Through this you will have much aim for study your lessons.\nDon't forget to make light and the temperate of your room in the best way.