Ways you can improve your focus and be more successful at anything!
When you get distracted, do you struggle to focus and remember things? I do. As we get older, this often gets worse.
I have found that these strategies help my brain to focus and function at its best.
Music
Playing piano or listening to music increases my concentration and productivity.
Any music you enjoy has benefits for your brain, current research suggests.
Keep the temperature moderate
Feeling cold can impair your thinking. Workers in offices where the temperature is kept below 70 degrees are not as productive as workers in warmer offices, studies show.
Drink plenty of water.
According to current research, you should consume 91 ounces of water a day to stay hydrated.
Even mild dehydration can interfere with concentration and cause “fuzzy thinking”.
Use a pen and paper
Write your list with pen and paper instead of typing it. This is better for your brain. It requires your brain to think about what you are writing down and then write it.
Typing does not require the same level of mental processing, so you often forget typed notes more easily.
It is also easier to remember what you write if you use colored ink. Red ink helps me the most.
Draw your list
You may not be an artist. But if you draw what you need to remember to buy at the store, you are more likely to remember it.
Close Your Eyes
When I cannot think of a word, I close my eyes and try to form a mental picture of it. A 2015 study done at the University of Surrey found that closing your eyes does boost recall and memory.
Laugh
Laughing does increase your brain’s ability to remember and focus. Laughter helps your brain function better by reducing the amount of the stress hormone cortisol in your brain.
A 2014 study at Loma Linda University proved this fact. A group of older adults who had just watched a funny video performed better on a memory test taken afterward than adults who had sat calmly for the same amount of time.
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