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Concentration: Some Basic Guidelines
1. Set aside a place for study and study only!
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Find a specific place (or places) that you can use for studying (for
example, the School libraries, vacant classrooms, quiet areas in the
student center, bedroom at home, etc.)
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Make a place specific to studying. You are trying to build a habit of
studying when you are in this place. So, don't use your study space for
social conversations, writing letters, daydreaming, etc.
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Insure that your study area has the following: |
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Good lighting |
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Ventilation |
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A comfortable chair, but not too comfortable |
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A desk large enough to spread out your materials
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Insure that your study area does not have the following:
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A distracting view of other activities
that you want to be involved in |
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A telephone |
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A loud stereo system |
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A color TV |
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A roommate or friend who wants to talk a lot |
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A refrigerator stocked with
scrumptious goodies |
2. Divide your work into small, short-range goals.
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Don't set a goal as vague and large as ... "I am
going to spend all day Saturday studying!" You will only set
yourself up for failure and discouragement.
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Take the time block that you have
scheduled for study and set a reachable study goal. (for example:
finish reading 3 sections of chapter seven in Physics, or complete
Five maths problem, etc.)
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Set your goal when you sit down to
study but before you begin to work. |
Set a goal that you can reach. You may, in fact, do more than your goal
but set a reasonable goal even if it seems too easy.
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