{"id":57560,"date":"2024-05-17T11:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/a3iosdp\/improve-your-concentration-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:13:50","slug":"improve-your-concentration-3","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/a3iosdp\/improve-your-concentration-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many times have you tried to focus on a task, only to find that your mind is wandering?<\/p><p>Despite your best intentions, you just can&#8217;t concentrate. We&#8217;ve all been in this familiar, frustrating situation, and it&#8217;s something that can really undermine our performance.<\/p><p>In this article, video and infographic, we&#8217;ll review strategies that you can use to improve your concentration and to reduce your daily distractions.<\/p><div class=\"ew-video\" data-videosource=\"embed\" data-videotranscriptkey=\"transcript-1826339d-daaa-4fa8-a4f8-56af5d95a8fa.txt\"><div class=\"ew-video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/LxUC37VD-5WSyalpf.html\" title=\"Improve Your Concentration\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/div><a class=\"ew-video-transcript\" href=\"https:\/\/nova-live-content.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/public\/transcript-1826339d-daaa-4fa8-a4f8-56af5d95a8fa.txt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download transcript<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environment<\/h2>\n\n<p>Your personal work environment plays a large role in your ability to concentrate. The more comfortable and welcoming your environment is, the easier it will likely be for you to stay focused.<\/p><p>Here are some ideas for improving your physical environment:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Make sure you&#8217;re comfortable<\/strong> \u2013 Start by ensuring that your chair and desk are at the right height for you to work comfortably. If your chair is too high or your desk is too low, you&#8217;ll be uncomfortable, and you&#8217;ll be tempted to use this as an excuse to get up and walk away.<\/li><li><strong>Put up pictures<\/strong> \u2013 Viewing a natural scene or watching wildlife can help improve concentration. If you&#8217;re able to put up pictures in your workspace, then choose landscapes or natural images that you enjoy. This can help your concentration, especially if you can see the pictures from your desk.<\/li><li><strong>Drown out the noise<\/strong> \u2013 Listening to music can help, especially if it&#8217;s instrumental music. Some people even use &#8220;white noise&#8221; apps \u2013 these produce a calming sound like ocean waves or falling rain. This steady background noise can drown out other noise, helping you focus better and ignore distractions.<\/li><li><strong>Shut out <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"\/amdpkc8\" href=\"\/amdpkc8\/how-to-minimize-distractions\" target=\"_blank\">distractions<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 if you work from home, it can be particularly difficult to get &#8220;into the flow.&#8221; Pets, laundry, and even family or roommates can keep you from finding your focus. Where possible, try to establish a defined workspace, ideally with a door to shut out those household distractions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nutrition<\/h2>\n\n<p>Follow some simple nutritional tips:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Drink water<\/strong> \u2013 Many of us don&#8217;t think about drinking water while we&#8217;re working, yet dehydration can make us feel tired, irritable, slow, or even sick. When our brains don&#8217;t have enough fluid, they can&#8217;t operate at peak performance. Staying hydrated is an easy way to help improve your concentration during the day.<\/li><li><strong>Eat breakfast<\/strong> \u2013 Start your day with a healthy breakfast. It&#8217;s much harder to concentrate when you&#8217;re hungry, so eat a well-rounded meal before you start work. You can also help your concentration throughout the day by keeping healthy snacks at your desk. Almonds, wholegrain crackers, fresh fruit, and vegetables are good choices.<\/li><li><strong>Get up and move around<\/strong> \u2013 If you&#8217;re like many people, you probably don&#8217;t move around enough. And if you work from home, it can be even easier to forget to stretch your legs! Research has shown that regular walking can help increase your focus during the day.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mindset<\/h2>\n\n<p>Constant distractions, and the low productivity that&#8217;s associated with these distractions, have become so commonplace in today&#8217;s workplace that doctors have even given it a name: Attention Deficit Trait, or ADT. And, they say that entire organizations can suffer from it.<\/p><p>Follow some of these guidelines to help focus your mind:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Set aside time to deal with worries<\/strong> \u2013 Many of us have trouble concentrating during the day because we&#8217;re constantly worrying about other things. It could be a looming deadline for a project, a new colleague who&#8217;s causing problems, or just the amount of work on your plate. If you find yourself distracted by worries, note them down so that you don&#8217;t need to hold them in your mind. Then schedule time to deal with these issues.<\/li><li><strong>Focus on one task at a time<\/strong> \u2013 It can be much harder to focus if you take minibreaks (15\u201330 seconds) to answer emails, send text messages, or take quick phone calls. Some researchers believe that it can take up to 15 minutes for us to regain complete focus after a distraction.<\/li><li><strong>Close your email inbox and chat program<\/strong> \u2013 Let your inbox do its job. If possible, set your online status to &#8220;Do Not Disturb&#8221; and let your colleagues know that you need to focus. If your organization operates an open-door policy in the office then try working from home to avoid workplace distractions.<\/li><li><strong>Switch between high- and low-attention tasks<\/strong> \u2013 This can give your brain a rest after heavy concentration. For instance, if you spend two hours working on your department&#8217;s budget, you&#8217;ll probably feel tired afterward. You can recharge your energy by working on a low-attention task, like filing, for 15 minutes before going back to your budget.<\/li><li><strong>Prioritize<\/strong> \u2013 Having too much to do can be distracting, and this can sometimes cause procrastination. Or, you may quickly jump from task to task, creating the illusion of work \u2013 but in reality, you&#8217;re not accomplishing much. If you&#8217;re not sure which tasks to start or which are most important, take 10 or 15 minutes to <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"\/adwtc03\" href=\"\/adwtc03\/prioritization\" target=\"_blank\">prioritize<\/a> your <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"\/aug8p7g\" href=\"\/aug8p7g\/to-do-lists\" target=\"_blank\">To-Do List<\/a>. Our article <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"ap08dh6\/overcoming-procrastination\" href=\"\/ap08dh6\/overcoming-procrastination\" target=\"_blank\">Overcoming Procrastination<\/a> can also help.<\/li><\/ul><p>Limiting distractions allows you to get into the flow of your work \u2013 so you get more done. If you&#8217;d like to learn more about improving your focus, read the articles <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"\/aldeca3\" href=\"\/aldeca3\/in-flow\" target=\"_blank\">In Flow<\/a> and <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"\/a9eut8i\" href=\"\/a9eut8i\/interruptions\" target=\"_blank\">Managing Interruptions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Tips for Improving Your Concentration<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Take short breaks<\/strong> \u2013 We can be masters at focusing, but eventually we&#8217;re going to need a break. Our minds can struggle to concentrate intensely on tasks for eight hours a day. This is where it can be better to divide your work into one-hour segments, with a 5\u201310 minute break between tasks. This short break will allow your mind to rest before focusing again.<\/li><li><strong>Do your hardest tasks when you&#8217;re most alert<\/strong> \u2013 This will help you maximize your concentration. Do you want to learn how to schedule your tasks around your energy levels? Read our article <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"ak7zcer\/isthisamorningtask\" href=\"\/ak7zcer\/isthisamorningtask\" target=\"_blank\">Is This a Morning Task?<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Use a phone headset<\/strong> \u2013 If you have a headset for your phone, consider using it for a few hours each day. If your colleagues think you&#8217;re on the phone, they&#8217;re less likely to interrupt you.<\/li><li><strong>Promise yourself a reward<\/strong> \u2013 For instance, make a rule that if you focus intensively for 45 minutes on one task, you can take a break to get a cup of coffee when you&#8217;re done. Little &#8220;self-rewards&#8221; can often be great motivators.<\/li><li><strong>Schedule email downloads<\/strong> \u2013 It can be tremendously distracting to have emails pinging into your inbox every few minutes \u2013 you&#8217;re tempted to stop what you&#8217;re doing, and answer them right away. If you can, schedule your email to download only a few times each day, and set aside time to deal with them in one go.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infographic<\/h2>\n\n<p>There are more tips for defeating distractions in our infographic: <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"a6c7td3\/improve-your-concentration-infographic\" href=\"\/a6c7td3\/improve-your-concentration-infographic\" target=\"_blank\">Improve Your Concentration<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"ew-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Improve Your Concentration infographic\" data-name=\"improve-your-concentation_1x1.png\" data-size=\"632\" data-type=\"image\/png\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/nova-live.imgix.net\/\/image-9dcfaaa6-e8f9-4da8-a0c0-4bc736a07631.png?q=60&amp;fm=webp&amp;fit=crop&amp;fp-x=0.5&amp;crop=focalpoint&amp;fp-y=0.49999999999999994&amp;rot=0&amp;fp-z=1&amp;w=700&amp;h=467\" width=\"1400\"\/><div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><p><\/p><div class=\"ew-note\" data-type=\"neutral\"><div class=\"ew-note-body\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points<\/h4>\n\n<p>Sitting down to focus on one task can be difficult, especially when you&#8217;re constantly interrupted.<\/p><p>To help increase your focus, start with a good breakfast, and drink plenty of water throughout the day. Close your door, listen to music, and don&#8217;t multitask.<\/p><p>Although it may sound somewhat counter-intuitive, taking short, regular breaks throughout the day can also help you to focus.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From time to time, we can all struggle to focus on our work. 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