If you find yourself distracted, or you're not able to focus and it's starting to effect your daily life, there are five things that could help you kill this habit:
By: Lauren Gamache
1. Live in the moment and think about now instead of the future.
2. Listen to people instead of toning them out.
3. Take time out of your day to let you mind wander so it’s easier to stay focused at school, work, and in conversations with friends, family and peers.
5. Get 8 hours of sleep every night.
I think it’s really important to do all of these things because we cannot focus solely on the present if other thoughts are constantly running through our minds. It’s very hard to train your brain from what you’re normally used to doing, but I’ve realized how important it is to have some “me” time to let my mind wander as well. I think the most helpful thing is getting eight hours of sleep every night to allow your mind to be more clear the next day and you'll also be more alert. I think getting enough sleep is the key to the other four steps because in order to be fully mentally present in the moment, your mind must be allowed a certain about of resting time. The trickiest thing to do is keeping up with an agenda and managing your time because sometimes it is easy to be lazy and not do what you scheduled at the scheduled time. It is easy to lose track of time with a busy schedule. I think it’s important to keep track of everything because doing things on a whim can turn into a stressful situation. Although it is difficult to do all five things on the list, I think it is the key to concentration and time management. Even if you cannot do all five things, doing simply one or two can be very beneficial as well.
