Tips To Improve Concentration – CAT

While preparing for the CAT exam, various distractions pose a serious threat to your learning productivity. While a couple of minutes here and there spent on social media or other activities seems innocuous at first, the amount of time you actually spend on things that are not essential to your studies add up yearly to precious hours — maybe even days — that you could have otherwise spent productively on your learning tasks. Diversions such as games and social media represent major roadblocks to skill acquisition and mastery.To help you tune out the noise and focus on your studies, we’ve put together this helpful list of tricks and tools. Develop a routine and stick to it. Without a set schedule, studies can become chaotic rather quickly. To prevent chaos from overrunning your priorities, adopt rituals in your daily and weekly routines. By closely following the rituals you have set, you can maintain focus and work better. Find the right place to study or work. Picking the right place to study is crucial because it has a major influence on the efficiency of the learning process. While you might like to study in your room, you’ll easily be distracted by TV, video games, or fashion magazines lying next to your bed. Be sure to find a quiet and well lit place. Visualize with paper. In many contemporary classrooms and workplaces, tablets and computers are beginning to replace pen and paper for note-taking. However, you are better off ditching the keyboard and writing out your notes by hand. It keeps you more engaged and provides a means for visualizing ideas, and questions. Know when to say “No.”                                                                                                                                                When you are learning something new and exciting, it’s easy to take on a lot of coursework and projects that are relevant to what you are studying. Start saying NO to activities that complicate your schedule, suck up your time, and create stress. On the other hand say YES to activities that simplify your life, reduce stress, and create more time to complete your preparation. Schedule distractions. As the famous saying goes, “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” The fact is, working without breaks will do far worse than making Jack dull. It can get him real tired and burned out on studying the subject, abruptly preventing further progress in his learning track. To avoid burnout, set regular breaks into your schedule and think of them as rewards for hard work. Make sure to also schedule “me” time or time with loved ones in the evenings and and on weekends. Reflect and adjust. You will want to closely monitor yourself on a daily and weekly basis and make adjustments. You should regularly ask yourself the following questions. While these are related to your studies and how to better acquire new skills, you could just as well use them in any work or life situation. What is my main goal? What is my goal for the week? What do I need to do today? Where am I at the moment? Is this technique/schedule/place/relationship/situation working? Is it worth improving? How can I improve it? Hope you use these tips to improve your study and work efficiency. All The Best!!!