I wanted to know what you guys do to help you concentrate? I like to listen to music or have some kind of background noise. I don't know why but it really helps me to concentrate. And multi-tasking helps me to concentrate as well. So what are your little tricks?

Concentration is not my thing. I lose it very easily... I do try stuff like music... but then the music just distracts me. I also heard sucking on a piece of hard candy somehow helps... but it doesn't really seem to.

For me? Music helps me concentrate. Country is the best. Heavy metal is alright but the speed tends to distract me. So when I'm looking to write or do anything that requires a lot of concentration, I listen to country music.

Crazy Li : It's okay, not everyone has as much concentration as others do. I have some to an extent but I know people who have a lot more concentration than I do. I actually don't have as much concentration as I did when I was younger due to my seizure disorder. I also think concentration takes a LOT of patience and I'm limited in that as well. Haha.

For me i usually put on some music get inside a small room by myself and focus. When i concentrate on something i can make a good result whether its a relationship or a test.

What help me concentrate it to zone out most of the noise in the room, by listening to some music. Another thing I do is ignore the thing that is going around me for a while.

I have a feeling that I'm very weird about so many things.  I actually CAN'T concentrate with music if it has words in it.

What I do to concentrate depends on what I'm doing.  If I'm grading, I HAVE to have something small to pop in my mouth and chew or suck on every now and then.  I HAVE to have a drink.  And usually, I HAVE to be multitasking, as odd as that sounds.  I absolutely cannot grade if it is the only thing I am trying to do.

If I'm trying to concentrate on something physically straining though, like exercise for example, I have a plethora of strategies that I swap between until one works. 
-I might pick a spot on the ground or wall and REFUSE to break my gaze from it while performing a verbal task like counting.
-I might pick a word or phrase an just repeat it over and over again (and the word or phrase could be ANYTHING...just whatever comes to mind.)
-I might tense and un-tense my fists. 
-I might close my eyes.
-I might grit my teeth.
-I might just talk to myself or verbally tell a story....

Tons of things...I guess all centering on distracting myself from the actual work.  LOL  And yet it helps me focus...Oo  I'm just weird!

Singelli : WOW it's really freaky finding how much like me you are. Haha. It's not weird at all. It actually even gave me extra ideas on how I can distract myself so I can concentrate. It makes perfect sense to me because I have to be doing more than one task in order to focus on a big project. Otherwise I slack off or can't verbalize my words as well. And your comment about how you focus on exercise, I think I'm going to try that and see if it helps me do better in that aspect.

Music is a must I love listening to it and playing it, but while I'm concentrating its usually listening to music.   I get a lot accomplished while listening to certain tracks, and if I'm writing a book or something usually the tone of the music will determine the outcome of the chapter I'm working on or the direction the climax is going to take 

See, I'm the opposite about music.  If I'm trying to read or write, I just CAN'T have music with words. I don't even know why since I don't listen to the words.  I always have to pause any music/TV in order to finish my writing.

That being said, I LOVE to turn on some gospel or worship music while I'm grading or trying to clean.  That's like...the most motivating stuff that can run through my head when I'm trying to do those two particular tasks!

Speaking of posting and writing...*face palms* I didn't mean to write so much tonight....
I better to post an apology in the results thread.  I better make the next post be my last.  Good night, and I'm sorry for writing so much. I wasn't intending on competing.  *sighs*

(In fact, I didn't WANT to compete today...)

I promise I won't turn this into a sandwich post, I just really want to reply to her. I won't make a habit of this, I give you moderators my word.

Singelli : I am the same way. If I am reading or writing then I have to focus on that alone. But for cleaning, or exercise or other stuff then I listen to music. And no problem at all. It's good to have a challenge, it keeps me from being lazy and slacking off. I do admit, I am having a rough time catching up and trying to stay in the top 3. My hands start to kill me after doing this off and on all day. haha. Man, you guys sure do give me a run for my money.

When I try to concentrate usually I get too focuse on whatever I'm concentrating taht it turns me off from everything else around me, or I try to be in a silent place or place my hands on my ears to I focus for example on my test or on my reading.

If I'm trying to read a difficult document, or if I'm reading something that I need to and don't want to, I have to read it aloud, slowly.  Sometimes I have to read each sentence multiple times.  I pretend that I'm reading it to someone else, and that helps me get through the passage.

Senishiro Leonhart: That reminds me of how I used to study when I was in school. I would do the exact same thing. Otherwise I could concentrate.

Singelli : I have a really hard time with my concentration and reading books or stories. I have to have complete silence then. I also have to take my time and even at times read a paragraph over and over again until it sticks into my mine. I use to be able to read a LOT but now with the seizures, it's affected my concentration. Which really stinks because I love to read. Sometimes it can even affect my writing, which is why I rarely write anymore. I sure do miss it.

Music helps in general, but if I really need to focus on something (like a tricky math problem) then I need silence.

Focus?

Depends on the task.

Physical work? Any Music Will Do So Long As You Like It. I like Metal or Alternative.

Clerical, or Scholarly ??? Music Without Lyrics. The Lyrics Might Distract and if its a song you are used to digging with lyrics you might stop to Find Lyrics or remember what they are. So, Find Music That has no Lyrics or Find New Music that you never heard with the lyrics taken out.
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