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Keeping your mind **//f//** **//ocused// ** for a sustained amount of time can be a challenge, particularly when faced with a demanding, or less-interesting topic. Take a few minutes to think about classes which hold your interest more. What is different? The teaching methods? The time of day? Lighting in the room? Your classmates? There are a long list of factors which can impact one's ability to concentrate. Consider how some of these tips might give your attention skills a boost.

The rested brain performs better. ||< || could ping at any moment, chatty neighbours, television. Turn if off, put it away, sit on the other side of the room. ||< || When your mind starts to wander during a study session, try pushing through for 5 more equations, 5 more minutes, 5 more bullet points. ||< ||
 * < **Tip 1 - Get enough sleep. **Simple, but true.
 * < **Tip 2 - Avoid distractions. **This means phones that
 * < **Tip 3 - ****Try the 5 more rule. **
 * < **Tip 4 **- **Get some exercise. **<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Increasing the flow of oxygen to the brain will help. So get outside during recess and run around or take a quick walk around the block if possible. ||< [[image:https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR4SK-FHXKdBW5iDWvhyaYSI1sq5aaDVlxi1uGWzxCVGTps_DJ3 width="129" height="173"]] ||
 * < **<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;">Tip 5 - Practice! **<span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 19px;"> Like any athletic skill, you can strengthen your ability to focus through practice. Yoga, chess, Sudoku, knitting or playing and instrument are all terrific ways to strengthen your attentional skills. ||< [[image:https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRcXU0gL2HCUL6y__qhI2QOea0_ZX0BLt3SpGMFS3TU_3WZ58Sg8w width="172" height="130"]] ||


 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;">More resources about concentration **


 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;">Article: [|5 Simple Concentration Building Techniques for Kids with ADHD] **
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;">Video: [|Attention is Like a Muscle] with Daniel Goleman **
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;">[|10 Tech Tools to Help You Stay Focused] **
 * <span style="font-family: Candara,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5;">[|Concentration Self Evaluation - Helps you identify helpful strategies] **



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