It is very good you can say that. But apart from a very handful top graders, most students cannot take their studies happily. That is because they don’t find enjoyment or pleasure in their studies. For them, studying is only a means of passing the exam. And the main reason behind this dislike is inability to concentrate.
Source of Happiness : Concentration
Actually there is nobody who can not concentrate. Everyone has the ability to concentrate. A student who has interest in games needs no effort to concentrate on it. The same student may find it very difficult to concentrate in studies. The difference lies in the two factors of concentration:
- interest
- environment
Interest
- Think a bit before starting to study- what will you study, why will you study and how long will you study. Plan some targets every time you sit for study. For instance, certain number of pages or exercises.
- Bring diversity to your topics. Think of a different technique to study every day.
- There is a relation between energy level and interest. The more you have energy, the more you can concentrate. And most of the students are more energetic in the first part of the day. It has been seen that the amount of work they can complete in one hour in the morning takes one and a half hour at night. So complete all the difficult, annoying and boring lessons in the morning. Complete other lessons that you like in the later part of the day. But if the case is opposite, which means, you prefer to study at night, then create your own routine according to your preferences.
- Take breaks in your studies. Because it has been seen in research that a person cannot concentrate more than 25 minutes at once. That is why, instead of forcing your mind to concentrate on a subject continuously, you can take a break of five minutes after every fifty minutes of your study. But don’t get busy with television, mobile phone or computer during this interval. That might turn your 5-minute break into an enormous break of two hours.
- Your posture of sitting is important for your concentration. Sit straight and feel comfortable. Avoid unnecessary movements. Sit on the chair in such a way that your feet touch the floor. Sit by slightly bending towards the table. The table should be at a distance of at least two feet from your eyes.
- After studying continuously for some time, when your mind starts wandering, instead of forcing yourself to look at the book, stand up on your feet. But don’t leave the room. After doing this several times, you will notice that your mind is no longer going stray.
- Start studying everyday at a certain time and don’t touch any undone task or bother about one before you start. Instead, write down these tasks to be done later in a paper.
- Award yourself with a prize if you succeed in completing your target of study, no matter how small the prize is.
Environment
- The reading table should face the wall. Pictures, showpiece, anything that distracts your mind should be kept out of your sight.
- Try to study regularly in one particular place. Don’t use the reading table for any other purpose. Similarly, don’t grow the habit of studying by sitting or lying on the bed.
- Keep your mobile phone switched off. If you keep your it in silence or vibration mode, check it after you complete your work.
- Don’t sit in front of a television. If a completely silent environment makes you feel uneasy while you study, you can play some fast-paced music in low volume. But if the music is disturbing, turn it off.
- There should be sufficient light in the place where you study. Light increases the concentration in study.
- Take everything that you will need before you sit on your chair to study so that you don’t have to leave your table frequently, distracting your mind.
- Notice whether any of your roommates or family members is distracting your mind. Be tactful to avoid him or her.
- Choose a place to study where many people are studying and the environment is perfect for study. For example: library, seminar room, reading hall, etc. You will be able to concentrate more.