Why You Can't FOCUS - And How To Fix That

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Better Than Yesterday

In today's world, being able to focus is almost like a superpower.

You rarely see anyone who's able to concentrate on a single task for hours.

And the individuals who are able to focus, to nobody's surprise, get so much more done than other people.

There are many areas where you could benefit from better concentration. Whether it's for school, studying, work or a hobby. If you're able to focus you can get your desired results faster.

So today I'll explain what's holding you back from focusing and what you can do to improve it.

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To improve focus

1. Avoid distractions

2. Sleep 7-9 hrs

3. Keep Hydrated

4. Eat Healthy

5. Exercise

To build focus

1. Do a task in the morning

2. Recharge your brain (nap, walk, etc.)

Pomodoro Technique

1. Do a task without distractions in a period of time (i.e. 20mins, 30mins)

2. After that take a break for a period of time (shorter than task mode)

3. Repeat it for 4-5 times (Task->break->task...)

4. Then take a break longer than task mode.

5. Back again if you want more.

Remember: Focus is like a muscle it need train, recovery and care.

The 52/17 rule changed how I worked. It's 52 minutes of working with full attention. After, you get a 17-minute break. This seems a bit odd, but the 52 minutes allows me to enter the flow state with ease. I highly recommend it!

Discipline plays a role here.

FOCUS; 2 TYPES: a. SCATTERED

-broadly distributed attention / multitasking

-trying to focus about one thing while thinking about another

-YOUR BRAIN IS EXTREMELY BAD AT SWITCHING TO MULTIPLE THINGS AT A TIME

b. DIRECTED

-focusing on one thing & ignoring everything else

-how high achievers direct their focus

HOW TO AVOID SCATTERED FOCUS?

-aim to remove all distractions and avoid any stimuli that could potentially harm your concentration.

PHONE = biggest anti-focus machine

FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT FOCUS:

1. PHYSIOLOGY

-if you want your mind to function optimally, take care of your body.

-sleeping under 7 hours a day compromises concentration.

-7-9 hrs = better

2. EXERCISE

3. HYDRATION

4. DIET

CONCENTRATION IS A SKILL. Do it everyday.

have a certain time in your day when you concentrate intensely on just one task.

Make it a habit.

Best time = morning, 1 hr after waking up

UNSTIMULATE YOUR BRAIN give your mind a rest after a while.

(without stimulating it, ex. phone) instead meditate, go for a walk, nap, etc.

POMODORO TECHNIQUE

-choose a task

-set a timer for 25 mins

-after completing 25 mins, take a 5 mins break

-after completing 4 x 25 mins session, take a longer break (usually 30 mins)

-adjust timings to your liking

How to being focused on something.

1. Remove all distractions

a. Avoid any stimuli

b. Which could potentially harm your concentration

c. Example: phone

i. Put it somewhere

ii. Where you know it won’t disturb you

iii. You won’t be able to look at it

d. Aware of the possible distractions, to avoid them

2. Physiology/take care of your body

a. Gets 7-9 hours of sleep

b. Exercise, ex: short walk (better, walk in nature)

c. Hydration

d. Healthy diet

i. Sugar leads to brain fog, Inability to concentrate

3. Concentration is a skill

a. Train your focus

b. The more you do it, the better you get at it

c. Do smth day after day,

i. Able to do it for longer periods of time

ii. Have a certain time in your day

4. Make it a habit

a. Best time for focus: morning

i. 1 hour after waking up

ii. Fully awake

iii. Mind is not yet occupied with other things

5. Un-stimulate your brain

a. Take a proper break

i. Go for a walk

ii. Meditate} un-plug & start recharging metal energy

iii. Take a nap

6. Pomodoro Technique

a. Choose a task

b. Set a timer for 25 minutes (recommendation)

c. Take a 5-minute break

d. Restart the timer

e. After completed four 25 minutes sessions  take a longer break

As a BONUS TIP, I would like to recommend:

Setting an alarm for 60-90 minutes before your designated sleep time to create a "Pre-Sleep Ritual" where you disconnect from all your tech devices (no screen time and set phone on flight mode, and dim the house lights). Do things like brush your teeth, organise your desk, wash dishes, journal down your ideas (download your day onto paper), read your book. That way you will program your mind to calm down with sufficient timing which will allow you to have a higher quality sleep and you will feel incredible and super focused the next day. When you wake up, implement a similar (tech free) Post-Sleep Ritual to start your morning fresh without bombarding your mind with the outside World's distractions wasting your attention units. Keep those habits implemented long enough and there will be no limit to what you can achieve with your new found hyper focus!

I hope this serves you well and if you've read this far, I wish you all the best on your journey of personal development and sending much love from Western Australia :)

1. Avoid distractions, plan a time when you can focus and work without interruption, put phone etc. Away

2. Body care, hydration, healthy food, exercise regularly, good sleep quality

3. Train concentration

4. Make it a habit: set focus time to the same time everyday

5. unstimulate brain, meditate or take a walk

6. Take regular breaks where you dont stimulate your brain

7. Use or try the pomodoro technique

Your videos are not only mere videos, they are gems in disguise. I learn new things from your content everytime and try to implement them in my life. You explain it so simply that I find it easy to follow, not all but at least some of them. I'm so grateful.

Love your videos, thank you! Well explained and visualized. For a person who get’s bored and unfocused fast, you still know how to keep me interested. I think because you just get to the point!

This video really hit the point! I like multi tasking and recently I'm stress a lot even right now due to many task and I'll be taking board exam this coming november. I started reviewing last monday and I only have three months left. I really need this because Im really having a hard time focusing. Thank you si much

Wow, your video is super useful for me. Lack of concentration is my huge problem and it has negatively affected my life. Time to change now ^^. Concentration is a skill and all I need is to practice it. Thank you so much!

مسلمة فخورة

3 years ago

it is almost a crime how underrated this channel is. know all your hard work is extremely appreciated

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Paramii_

10 months ago

Thank you so much. This channel is so helpful for me to put myself together. By the way exercises and food habits play a huge part, by own experience I could say.

Luke nmm

3 months ago

My father said, exercising is the root cause of staying focused. I woke up early in the morning. I went to jogging, doing some push ups and at the same time. I'm meditating too and when i got to home. i studied english but i feel sleepy because of exercising, i can't do focus even though ive been meditating. Sorry, my english is not that good to explain my experience. Ive trying my best to learn english. Thank youuuu

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Pooja

1 year ago

You have an amazing sense of humor even while teaching us such important stuff! I love it!

Habeebbur Rahaman.A

1 year ago

The only thing I have been doing wrong while practicing this method (i.e. pomodoro technique) stimulating my brain in my breaks, I have regained my motivation by finding out my mistake and will start practicing this technique properly. Thank you for your help Mr Better than yesterday

Marko Ilija Galić

9 months ago (edited)

This will not only make you better when it comes to productivity , but also it makes your personal life much better. Because when you are focused on your tasks throughout the day , after some time it makes you more present , gratefull , happier . You have more energy and you are spontenously more positive. Than when you come to your family back or your friends or especially girlfriend , you connect with them easier , talk with them without struggle , enjoy life with them without struggle. Than they follow your path of increasing happines , grattitude , positivity and joy , what leads to much more love. Than ,all of a sudden , world is a nicer place.

Gerald Gran

2 years ago

0:00 Why you can't Focus

1:02 Scattered and Directed Focus

4:30 Physiology (Take care of your Body)

5:57 Concentration is a skill (train focus, concentration daily, dedicated time - recommended morning)

8:04 Un-stimulate your brain (proper break)

10:13 Pomodoro technique

11:14 Summarize

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nwaleed01

10 months ago

Loved this video a lot. I hardly watched it on 3 sessions though : ))) Social media impacted my reading habits of fiction books so much. I just cannot concentrate. I bought like 6 novels, and hardly finished one. It didn't impact my non-fiction book reading focus however. I don't know why, but I think it has to do with phone distraction. In the old days, reading a fiction book was the escape from the real world. Now, the escape is the smart phone.

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Riddhi Dhumale

11 months ago

Speaking from my own experience, Exercising is the root cause of staying focused. How? Well, I couldn't sleep at night before which had a result of being tired throughout the day cause of sleeping less than 7 hours. So how exactly I can sleep now is because of exercise that makes me feel sleepy and get me proper 7-8 hours of sleep which ultimately helped me to stay focused throughout the day. And honestly, UNHEALTHY FOOD DOES MAKE YOU FEEL SLEEPY!! Trust me or not, Try having junk food for a day then try to focus and have healthy food the other day and then focus, You will notice the difference by yourself. I hope y'all decide what's best for you. All the best peeps.

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Shravani Patade

3 months ago

Honestly I think all the things I need to improve my focus are in these videos

MrSolarrr

2 months ago

I’ve been watching these videos while doing my workouts instead of listening to music and I gotta say, it’s definitely been a tool for pushing me to be the best version of myself. Hope all of you receive the advice in this video to the full extent 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

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Grazina Ajana Szewczyk

7 months ago

Fantastic video, I shared it on my coaching Facebook page.

A comment: I can focus better and for a longer period of time when I put some music on or even listen to an audiobook. I use this method when I sew, knit, draw, paint, or tidy up and organise my stuff. I don't think I could listen to an audiobook or watch a movie and write an article at the same time :)

By the way, I use the 45 minutes focus time and 10-15 minutes rest as well, it's a familiar pattern that I learnt at school in Poland (ages ago 🙂 )

Simon Says

2 years ago

I’m literally watching this to procrastinate trying the dopamine detox from your other video

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Nomin Gary

4 months ago

Thank you for your content, and I find them educational. Keep up the great work!☺

Indrian R. Amalia

4 months ago

Thank you so much. I totally can relate with situation you have described here

Nina Kanská

1 year ago

You have literally saved my life.... Like the amount of things that I have learned thanks to you is just amazing..... I have never been so productive in my life! Thank you! Thank you! Thank youuu!

Dilara Sevim

10 months ago (edited)

Your videos are so inspiring! Why aren't there new videos? I've almost seen all of them! <3

Minh Le

10 months ago

Meditation (brain work) and workout (body work) help a TON with your ability to stay calm, motivated and focus. a TON. 2 things combine will make you invincible.

Victor

3 years ago (edited)

11:15

-concentrate one thing at a time (no scattered focus)

-remove all distractions (phone)

-physiology (sleep 7-9, exercise daily, hydration, diet, less sugar)

-concentration is a skill (train focus, concentration daily, dedicated time - recommended morning)

-unstimulate brain (proper break, no phone still stimulation, walk meditate or nap, allow for boredom)

-pomodoro technique

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Hunter Craft

11 months ago

i love how they're actually aware that we sometimes procrastinate while watching their videos xD

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RAJA SEKHAR REDDY GENUPULA

11 months ago

Thank you for sharing this valuable insight on focus and procrastination.

Roman Rüdisühli

1 year ago

Great video.

Happy you mentioned Pomodoro, I was going to mention it, because I was not aligned when you said focus for hours...

Also, 2 others things:

1) sleep, 7 to 9 is arbitrary, some people need a bit less and some more... also depends on cycles, usually I have some better nights than others, it's natural.

2) I am also a Morning person for focus and concentration, but I know some people are unable in the morning and can perform better at evenings...

Lots of good recommendations in your video, just wanted to add a little filter ;-)

Chetan ss

11 months ago

When I was in school I had veryyyy good memory because I trained my focus , I read books before like story books but this is not what the main thing that helped me it was more so the fact that I read it in a classroom full of screaming children and it was hard to focus but I kept at it ( because the books were good lol ) and after like a half a year I realized my memory was amazing if my mother had said something completely random to me yesterday , tomorrow I would remember as clear as day and if I actually tried to focus I would have gotten full marks in everything , but alas I am lazy lol

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Anass Attik

2 years ago

This guy needs a Nobel prize for such good and beneficial videos

Dávid Nyilas

2 years ago

1. Avoid distractions

2. Fulfill your basic needs, fulfill them the proper way.

3. You can train your concentration like a muscle.

4. Have a time set for every day for that concentration training to keep it sharp.

5. After concentrating for a longer period of time, give your brain a break, meaning don't do anything that uses your brain too heavily.

For concrete information, it is advised to watch the whole video.

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Ibrahim Khan

10 months ago

Anyone just start laughing sometimes because of how painfully accurate this is?

Juneboy

7 months ago

Now when I need to focus on something i am actually focusing without distractions

MJLupin27

2 years ago

This videos are helping me a lot, I'm really grateful that I found this. I really appreciate this because though lots of people suffer from procastination, most try to laugh it up because they don't know how to solve the problem. So thanks for reading up and proposing solutions, I'd been having a hard time with it all, getting frustrated by not knowing what to do.

Pisi Johnul

2 weeks ago

The notes I took during the video:

Scattered focus - multitask focus - brain bad at switching tasks => wasting mental energy

Directed focus - singletask focus - one thing at a time - ignore everything else

How to remove scattered focus:

- remove all distractions:

* get rid of phone => out of sight, silent mode

- physiology:

* get sleep 7 - 9 hours

* exercise everyday (a short walk is sufficent)

* hidrate => especially first thing in the morning

* remove unhealthy food + soda (gives the brain a disservice)

* remove high sugar content food (leads to brain fog)

* try healthy sugar content alternatives => fruits

- concentration is a skill:

* can be trained like a sport (ex. from 10mins to 2hours)

* make concentration a habit = > make time for concentration intensely on one task everyday

* best time for focus - one hour after waking up (fully awake + focus units ready to be distributed)

* afternoon is a bad time for studying (scattered focus) without a proper break

- un-stimulate your brain:

* if afternoon study - un-stimulate brain without tehnology => otherwise draining mental energy

* recharge mental energy - go walk, meditate, take nap => extends ability to continue focusing intensely

* remove stimulations in focus breaks

- use pomodoro tehnique:

* choose task, 25 / 45 min timer, 5 / 15 min break, after 4 sessions - 30 min break

- Conclusions:

* achieve directed focus

* avoid distractions

* take care of body

* concentration is a skill

* make focus a habit

* un-stimulate your brain

* take regular breaks

* use pomodoro tehnique

Pratik Kumbhare

1 year ago

Amazing video! I came across this channel yesterday and I already have benefitted so much. Keep up the good work!

Lekx Bro

3 years ago

1.directed focus

2.Avoid distractions AT ALL COSTS INCLUDING YOUR PHONE

3.Take care of your body like getting enough sleep,exercise regularly

4.concentration is a skill....train it like you are training for a sport and do it in the mornings if possible

5.make FOCUS A DAILY HABIT

6. unstimulate your brain...take a nap,for for a walk,read a few pages and meditate but no PHONE

7.take regular breaks by using the pomodoro technique

Romi Agua

10 months ago

Bem, melhor do que ontem 🤝

Sanya Lenan

8 months ago

Your Channel is litterally a blessing .,..Keep it going, it's so helpful

muneeb khan

1 year ago

Your narration is so smooth and your content so important yet very simple

Yajtepon

1 year ago

Glad your back! I watch one vid from your channel everyday for motivation before. I can now slowly continue that habit again.

Calmya

1 year ago

I agree with what was said in the video in my opinion the most important things for concentration are:

1. Healthy and good food

2. Sports for the body

3. Sports for the soul (meditations)

Silvana Espinal

2 years ago (edited)

Mom comes in while I really want to do work

Mom: "Do your work."

Me: Not wanting to do my work anymore

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James M

6 months ago

Yes! Any time we believe that we are multitasking, or running processes in parallel, but that's not true. Every task requires 'booting' up a set of rules or context. Switching tasks means booting up a different set of rules. This is as time consuming as being interrupted while focusing. They say it takes up 15 minutes to get back into what you're doing. Multi-tasking is like working with people who interrupt you every half hour, but i's self-suffering. Great video

Hüsnü Çeliker

9 months ago

This video expands my very own focusing techniques thanks for your recommendations be sure that I'm gonna do it as well.

Zade Moabi

1 year ago

I swear I’m not procrastinating, I’m just taking a break...

KYA SEEKHA ?

3 months ago

Thank you so much for such briefly explained concept with tips . Thanks a lot ❤️

Aditi bharadwaj

1 year ago

But what if your job is interactive and there are 5 equally important things you need to focus on daily + people interrupt you constantly for something that may be more important than the task you're currently working on?

silvia thiemann

3 years ago (edited)

Needed this video today since after a few hard weeks, I'm finding it hard to correct my students' (rather complex) papers this weekend. Thanks for the reminder of what breaks should be like! So now I'm using the 45 mins work - 15 mins rest strategy and it works a lot better. Thank you!

Sam Honarvar

10 months ago

I hit the like button as soon as he says, "I know you're procrastinating by watching this video!"

Aman Niyaz

9 months ago

I like the content of this channel ❤️

Its very useful for all the individuals.

Sajjan Sharma

2 years ago

Taking notes actually helps.

When you write notes it makes you focus more and will make it easier to link what he is saying to your problem, I've watched these types of videos before... writing notes just hits different wow.

Adita Singh

10 months ago

Can you make a video on how we can focus even when we are studying through our mobile devices as due to COVID all studies are shifted on phones but still I do study but usually switch apps and procastinate please....

CloakX3

2 years ago

Video: Put your phone away so you can focus on studying.

My Ebook textbooks: I am inevitable.

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Jacky

2 years ago

1. remove all distractions - (phone)

2. physiology - sleep, exercise, hydrate, diet

3. planned focus - schedule with Pomodoro

4. concentration is a skill

5. unstimulate your brain - nap, walk, meditate

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Honey Quiboquibo

2 months ago

great advice, social media is really ease boredness, that's why when taking a break I used to get my phone and log in to messenger who's chatting me . i can't get over with social media right now. but I will strive and apply the things you've taught to finish a scripture so that it is the best feeling at achievement without distraction. thankyou

Aaron Beedle

10 months ago

AS a person struggling with focus, this video spent WAYYYY too long explaining how focus and not-focus differ. It then spent WAYYYY too long making simple points. Focus on one thing, remove distractions, look after your body, get exercise, you'll get better the more you try, do important tasks in the morning. There's most of the video right there. Yes elaboration is great, but it really needs toning down here for me.

I can't do a lot of these things because I can't focus. I often forget to drink any water, or work instead of eating. I can't switch off to sleep a lot of the time.

You deliver points commonly offered by any assistive materail for this problem, but do so in a very diluted and overdrawn method, which given that the video is aimed at people struggling to focus, is not a very good approach in my experience.

So to offer some advice in return, focus on sharp, concise delivery of points, review each point for validity and relevance. As someone struggling with focus, being told what not focusing looks like was completely useless to me. Maybe offer suggestions on how to motivate these positive behaviours. It's not a bad video, but I've found quite a few articles and videos like this and this is probably the worst one proportionate to the duration.

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M10domedia

1 year ago

For me, I think my main thing is I don't get enough sleep. Never in a single night have I gotten enough sleep. I have trouble going to bed, and I have to wake up at 6 every morning. I might go to bed at 10, which would give 8 hours, but I don't go to sleep right away. It can take a couple of hours for me to get to sleep. And if you're thinking, "Just go to bed at 8," I am usually busy then anyways.

dandare1001

2 months ago

The strange thing is that my best focus time is at night, after midnight, right up until 8 or 9 in the morning. It's when I work the best. Maybe because there are less distractions? I can honestly work for many hours non-stop, then.

Can anyone shed some light on this? Am I weird, or is there another type of person, that is more like me?

kitsurubami

2 years ago

one thing this video mentioned that was an epiphany for me (prior to watching it) is the difference between activities that are using your brain on a low setting vs activities that actually rest your brain. If you get nothing else from the video focus on this. it's a game changer.

T-lab

3 years ago

Absolutely amazing job in this video! You summarized all key points of proper focus very well. There are productivity courses and consultants who invoice thousands and can teach only small part of this info. Keep doing the good work!

Mabel Eain

9 months ago

I love this video. You make my day focus again.

C BORY

11 months ago

I am not english native speaker and I understund everything you say Thanks

Marvin G

1 year ago

How to focus: Eliminate all distractions

Distractions: Here’s an ad that you care nothing about and you have to watch the full clip

caroline braniffmatthews

2 weeks ago

What I tend to do working from home - Use scattered focus for routine in mornings - chores, reading post - pet care ; emails; arranginv work calendar and plan : After about 1pm I sleep- until 4pm, then take a walk ; put phone away - then start on direct focus about 6pm : An hour work then 20 min break - this continues until 8pm - after which its 2 hours work - 10 min break straight through to 2am followed by more sleep until morning. Actual direct focus is between 6pm - 2am, but I did this when at university too - night focus ( if there is such a name) works for me 😆 🤣 ( academic work) I have always used direct focus at night, for me it's perfect, quiet, the only thing I need to stop, is using my phone to look at YouTube during my one break - because if I use once, I will use in second and third break - concentration breaks, fatigue sets in .

19_080 Fyad Mohammed

2 years ago

How much time it takes to develop a higher amount of

concentration if I practice this skill daily ( as you have mentioned that concentration is a skill ) ??

Rashika Tasnim

2 years ago

I remember when I was in high school I was able to study for hours & hours but after entering university I lost everything. being an introvert & depressed person it's really hard to concentration on anything especially learning. I can't concentrate and not being able to increase my programming skills which I have been trying to do for a long time. I like your video btw. in this social media era, it's really hard to focus. it's easier to wasting time on social media. i literally hate myself

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Lany Seri

1 month ago

The words which you use for this video are not difficult to understand for an English learner like me. I'm preparing for my IELTS exam next year, so I have to wake up early every day and I have only 6 maximum hours a day to sleep. I gather that I have to sleep enough to have energy but I always have a hectic schedule, so sacrificing sleep time is the only way I can do to optimal my score. I really really want to get over this time:((

皇甫嵩

1 year ago

"If you made it this far into the vid, good job. You're pretty good at focusing."

Me who skipped like every 3 seconds: sinister smile

Kim Haeun

1 year ago

i focused on whatever he was saying throughout the whole video, i guess i started from today! thank you for the vid hope that i dont forget the points and actually change my habit.

Ddang Kpop YT

2 months ago

When I can actually focus on dramas for hours but not more than 15 mins in studying.

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Pranjal Vyas

2 years ago

What happens when there are secondary tasks as well, like working from home while helping run errands or in an office environment where you may have one major project and unexpected auxiliary tasks as well (meeting, training, etc.). How can we get those affairs in order?

Marina Cover

3 years ago (edited)

As someone with ADHD I can say that these are all genuinely helpful tips! That’s pretty rare so thank you for the guidance!

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Aiman Rashdi

3 weeks ago

~2 TYPES OF FOCUS

1) SCATTERED FOCUS: ❌

Focusing on many tasks at a time

2) DIRECTED FOCUS:✅

Focusing on a single task at a time

~REMOVE ALL YOUR DISTRACTIONS:

- Put your phone away

- Try to do your task at a place where nothing can distract you

~PHYSIOLOGY:

- Sleep 7-9 hr

- Exercise daily

- Stay hydrated

- Avoid too much sweets

~CONCENTRATION:

- After concentrating on a task take short break to get relaxed. Don't spend your break time on using Internet, watching TV or on something that can mentally or physically make you feel tired. Allow your brain to be bored (while on a break)

- Concentrating on the daily basis can increase your concentration skills.

~POMODORO TECHNIQUE:

-Use this technique for a better focus

STEPS:

1) Choose a task

2) Set a timer for 25 min (only to concentrate)

3) When the timer rings set another timer for 5 min (for a break)

4) Again set a timer for 25 min to concentrate and 5 min for a short break.

5) After 4 sessions take a longer break (20 min).

{BONUS POINT: ALWAYS BELIEVE IN YOURSELF}

Francis Castro

8 days ago

Focus

1. Scattered Focus - multitasking

including thinking on a different thing.

2. Directed Focus - single tasking

-ignoring everything else

-this is better.

how to avoid scattered focus?

1. Remove All Distractions

any stimuli that can affect your concentration

2. Your Health/mental wellbeing (physiology)

*sleep

*hydration

*healthy food

3. Take a break

*Exercise

*Meditate

*Take a nap

Meraz Ahmed

1 year ago

Thank you for sharing such an insightful video, I would definitely be trying to use these methods to increase my focus!!!

SYED HASAN MEHDI

9 months ago

It really helped me out thank you ☺️

Forever Friday

2 years ago

@Better Than Yesterday

It's weird for me. I sometimes can focus for hours because i like it, but when it comes to something that i don't like i have a hard time to focus. any advice for me?

Nadine A

2 years ago

I’m a night owl. My best time to focus is the couple hours right before bed. I know I only have a small amount of time to get tasks done before I need to sleep and that keeps me on track. Plus there are less people working at this time who are likely to distract me with conversation

Nick Ferraro

2 months ago

Question... I’m trying to master a lot of skills I’ve been doing this for a while I got pretty good at everything. But is it better to focus on one this all week. Or can I change it up day by day? Like practicing drawing one day the next day play the guitar all day the next day craft blades all day. Or practice guitar for a week then next week draw. Which is better?

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Miyana Seyoum

1 year ago

Thank you aging for a helping video. There are so many video's like this on social media but I never concentrate and remember what they say. Yours are soo much easier to grasp!! I'm the need-to-see kind of student so your video's are brilliant!

Arbaz Ahmad

2 years ago

I was literally focusing on video to learn focus and he was explaining even how 10 sec distraction can lead u not to focus and the ads pop up. 😂

Voltic

3 months ago

I realize why I the breaks I take when studying feel like they don't do anything except make it harder to resume whatever I am working on. I was overstimulating my brain. Every time I take a break I play guitar because it calms me down, but playing the guitar and learning new songs in between those breaks made caused my brain to never actually get a break. (I do have ADHD so it is much harder for me to resume any task I take a break from. That's why I'll usually write entire papers in one sitting)

Samurai Blvck

1 year ago

i found this page on my recommended, this is just what i needed because i've been writing my plans and been trying to execute but i never seem to know how long, or what kind of schedule i should have. Also my focus is very poor, I don't even like my phone yet i knew it might have been other reasons why.

Jacky

2 years ago

1. Focus attention on 1 thing 2. Remove all distractions (phone) 3. Sleep, Exercise, Diet, Hydrate 4. Make it a habit 5. Breaks - walk or meditate 6. Pomodoro

sunko

2 months ago

Great channel great content wish i found out about it earlier 🤠

Zerin Zinia

11 months ago

While multitasking such as driving etc. which type of focus is needed

Girish Ramteke

1 year ago

This is really good man ! Will try this techniques to focus. Thank you🙌

Bá Hiệp

10 months ago

Thanks for making this video. It really helps me.

フラビオ

2 years ago

I want to use pomodoro technique but I can get tired/lose focus after studying for 10 mins - 2 hours. My normal is after around 50 mins but then again, there are times when I want to keep on studying so I don't know what to do lol

Sarthak Shrivastava

2 years ago

1. Remove all distractions.

2. Take care of body (exercise , be hydrated)

3. Concentration is a skill

4.Make it a Habit

5. Un-stimulate your brain

6. Pomodoro Technique

ivonne Happyly

3 months ago

Thank you so much!! I just needed some motivation to work. And I know all of this things. But I didnt have thim in my active knowledge. Just forgot to drink and I keep forgetting the Pomodoro even when its written down on piece of paper in front of me... 😅 So thank you for the great reminder which was a great summery. awesome idea with the summery in the end btw as well. 👌👌👌

anonymous user

1 month ago

yea this is why i like to be a minimalist in life, so i don't have so many things crammed inside my head, and i don't have much to worry about.

Charmaine June Demetillo

4 months ago

i clicked this video, paused it for 30 minutes+ and then came back here writing this realization that i really need to focus on watching this lmao.

Bruce Carbon Lakeriver

1 year ago

I recommend to use ambient videos (like New Bliss) for helping with your focus on work. it is super helpfull!!!

Nathan C

1 year ago

The problem for me is that I have most of my work on the ipad now, so its really hard to avoid the temptation, especially with the ADHD-esque side symptoms of having Tourette’s Syndrome

Further More

3 years ago (edited)

I agree, when I'm mentally exhausted, though I tend to pick up my phone and start swiping, deep in my mind what I actually want to do is to think about nothing, go for a walk or meditate.

Maximus

11 months ago

Absolutely brilliant

Denzyl Casuela

2 months ago

I make procrastination a habit so when I need to cram, I’ll have hours of focus because I have no other choice.

Fatma Mmm

1 year ago

Thanks for adding Arabic subtitles ❤❤❤

Lonely_Four 760

7 months ago (edited)

What should i focus on ? Like any task like homework or reading?(To build my habit)

Heebs 24

2 years ago

this is literally perfect THANK U SO MUCH

The Art of Mastery

3 years ago

Meditation helped me a lot to stay in the present moment and to focus:) Greetings

Better Than Yesterday

Whatto Do

11 months ago

As much as I want to get rid of my phone while studying, there are still some instances that it's very essential especially if there's short notices and announcements I could've missed out regarding acads.

RaDe The Book Reader

2 months ago

Awesome content in organized way. What is the software used for animation?

Lucien Lachance

1 year ago

Great video. Only thing is, I have hard time with the activity in the time of the recharging during breaks.. When the walk isnt option or already done, what to do ? Just sit in roam whitout internet?

Garlic_Bread™

1 month ago

"even if you were super concentrated on studying, dinner will now be on your mind, and your focus won't be as good as before"

At that time, when i was entirely concentrated on the video, i got an ad

Bob Jones

2 years ago

Honestly I find it harder to study in the morning because I constantly drift off thinking about my dreams or what I’m goin to do later in the day.

Rania Mouzakiti

2 years ago

Another bonus tip:

If you want to maintain your focus on things that matter, you need to make sure to make a list of your to-do tasks from the day before. By doing that, you don't have to spend your "focus units" organizing your thoughts, but you actually spend them by doing the thing you set out to do.

Kavya Nayyar

2 months ago

notes:

scattered focus is not good for humans as we arent good at multitasking

directed focus is great. basically have a tunnel vision toward each of your small goals.

take care of your body, exercise and stay hydrated.

make focus a daily habit.

focus one hour after waking in the morning.

take a break properly by maybe taking a nap or meditating or going for a walk.

for better focus you may use the pomodoro.

Park Jae-eon

3 months ago

What a exactly video i trying to find. I need this right now because I can't focus easily and thank you for this video

Jimi Honey

2 years ago

Thanks a lot.....❤️

I am so sad cause i can't focus on my studies. Its becoming 6months and it leads to depression. But now i realized that how it works🌸

Gio Devera

4 months ago

thank you so much i have a lot learn in this video that i will apply in my daily life thank you so much i really want the content like this because its help me to improve my life ❤ to be better😍

CrazyMan

2 years ago

Me: ‘. ‘Focusing The Video”

Ads: Well lets learn how scattered focus starts...

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MrGamer789

2 years ago

"And I know you're procrastinating at this very moment by watching this video."

Me: HOW DID HE KNOW

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Patty Gould

1 year ago

I probably would have got more from this if I wasn't making banana bread while I was listening to it but then I wouldn't have banana bread.

Vanesa Saric

1 year ago (edited)

Here I am after getting in school that I don't like becuse I had bad grades. I know everything at home but when I come to school I just forget. So please keep trying to focus so u don't end up whit school/job that u don't like. U can do it!❤️

Le Robert

7 months ago

I'm searching help for the kind of opposite of this : I can focus completely on something like studying a lesson or doing the dishes BUT I can't listen to a simple conversation without spacing out and thinking about something else even for a second

Nelly Vouzoukidou

7 months ago

And here I am, procrastinating at work, watching videos on how to focus.

zionen01

3 years ago

Highlight for me is knowing what resting is not, oftentimes id be tired after what I thought was resting.

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vishwesh patel

3 weeks ago

The resonance of this video is astounding.

Astyanax

9 months ago

Is there something to eat or some suplements that helps you to focus? Do you recommend something?

Eren Mommsen

2 years ago

I literally started taking notes and within thirty seconds got distracted and forgot to and now I have to rewatch this cuz I don’t remember anything

August

2 months ago

Him: If you made it this far, you’re better at focusing than most

Me: laughs in 2x speed

Two words

1 year ago

"Dwell always at the silent Level" - A.Korzybski

Giridhar Reddy

3 years ago

Your videos are really superb and motivating a lot. Can you provide transcript ? Which is very useful for us to read again and again.

Social Babuaa

2 months ago

Many times we use phone for our studies also and there are pretty long hour lectures so how to concentrate on that and how to accomplish the video as soon as possible by understanding all the things and the content bedded in that.

Meghna Singh

2 months ago

What are the pros and cons of listening to music during those 10-minute breaks? Could we do that?

Master Anderson

1 year ago

This helped to get me back on track. Thank you!

miranda yasahi

5 months ago

it has come to a level where i cant even watch a video without advancing it i feel like im wasting my time while doing anything even using the toilet, but then i stare at the walls or whataver for hours without doing anything i mean ANYTHING

KeaCode

10 months ago

I got distracted and ended up spending 10 mins on Facebook while watching this vid, now I have to watch again:D

Anthony Tendo

3 years ago

It is always a pleasure to watch your videos. Always clear, simple, concrete! Thanks!

Handy Kamal

6 months ago

Working from home can have a lot of distraction, especially if you have family or a pet. It's worse if your house is small and you don't have spare room for working or studying.

Do you have any suggestion for this problem? Thank you.

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