Attention is a flirty thing. Human attention span may be
higher than most animals but it often fall prey to minutest change in the
environment. For example, you’re reading the newspaper with rapt attention,
suddenly a sparrow flutters its wings out the window pane and your
concentration breaks. Or you’re tuned to your favorite music then someone walks
by with a neon color outfit and you snap back in one blink of an eye.
What becomes a critical problem is when something acts as
a deterrent to your concentration in your study. Academic concentration is
something that is generated through great practice and hardship. When you pay
less attention to your lectures, even if you’re the most promising student in
the class, it may lead you astray. So,
in order to keep your focus on, you cannot but keep a few things in your mind.
When you’re studying, keep your zone gadget-free. Even
remove the glossy magazines or editorials out of your sight. Cellphone and TV
can be very distracting when you’re trying to learn a theory or to craft a
thesis. Or even if you have to use electronics to learn something, try to bar
the adverts and close the windows that are unnecessary.
Stimulate the right amount of motivation to study. You
may not be a nerd constantly requiring new knowledge to thrive on, but it’s
extremely important that you have a healthy curiosity. Cultivate your
curiosity. Know more about the fields that interests you. If you grow interest
on a subject by creating a real-life necessity to know about it more, you’ll
automatically have an increased concentration when you study.
