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Notice things appearing and disappearing in the present moment. Listen to a sound, for example, and note the second at which it ceases to be heard. This is a great way to cultivate present moment experience. Insufficient sleep can make it hard to concentrate. Practice good sleep hygiene, such as going to bed and getting up at the same time every day, when possible, and leaving electronic devices outside the room. Qiu N, et al. (2018). Rapid improvement in visual selective attention related to action video gaming experience. Try a work intake form. If you’re getting frequent work requests through all sorts of channels, standardize and simplify those requests with a Form. A work intake form allows you to standardize the details stakeholders are providing when they ask for new work—like the relative priority, ideal due date, and more. This is the alternative sentence that the OP is asking about. It looks similar to (1) but means something very slightly different.

For example, if you wanted to learn about animal behavior patterns, you can read about them, go out to watch animals, and see if they perform the specific behaviors that you read about. Final Thoughts

14. Evolve as Much as Necessary

Concentration workouts often help children who have trouble focusing. This mental workout involves fully devoting attention to an activity for a set period of time. It’s easy to become frustrated when you’re trying to concentrate but just can’t. This can lead to stress and irritation, which tends to make focusing on what you need to do even more of a distant dream. If you’ve ever answered the question “Are you a morning person or a night person?” you know that personal productivity can vary significantly based on the time of day. For some of us, hammering out work first thing in the morning is really satisfying, and those tasks tend to be easier to focus on. For others, you might prefer to get down to business after lunch. Knowing when you’re most productive can help you better approach and structure your day.

You know what’s super discouraging? Goals so incredibly ambitious that successis like a mirage in the desert because no matter how much you move forward, you can’t help feeling like you haven’t made any visible progress. Language change is one of my favourite things to teach. Pupils’ eyes light up when I tell them that ‘girl’ hasn’t always been gender-specific. In the time of Chaucer it just meant ‘small child’. And ‘meat’ once referred to all food, not just the flesh of animals. But this is nothing compared with some words. Some have not just shifted in meaning but have changed meaning entirely. ‘Nice’, for instance, originally meant ‘ignorant’. And if you described someone as ‘naughty’ in the 14 th century you were literally pointing out that they had ‘nought’, i.e. they were poor or needy. With that in mind, I encourage you to take what you’ve learned from reading this article and apply that in the real world. It’s only going to benefit you as you grow. More Articles About Learning by DoingEliminate distractions by putting your phone face down and disabling social media or text notifications on your computer.