1. Study in small doses, giving each topic, problem or content the corresponding time for assimilation.

2. Rest as necessary, once the objective proposed in the previous task has been achieved. Do not forget the influence that sleep, food, drink, posture, etc. have on concentration.

3. Never force the mental machine.

4. To change the subject of study because this helps to prolong the concentration for a longer time. If an hour is devoted to a given subject by taking two five-minute breaks, another two hours can be devoted to different subjects with slightly longer breaks (of about ten minutes, without actually lowering the level of concentration).

5. Check from time to time the causes that make it difficult for you to concentrate.

6. Accept not to be always concentrated to the maximum and to be able also to study in less "ideal" environments.
7. Have goals or objectives, both general and shorter term as this is key to concentrate.

8. Avoid negative attitudes towards subjects. Have positive motives and well-defined goals.

9. Perform in an area free of distractions, tasks and any other type of project, if possible, you should set aside an area of the house specifically for tasks, and make sure that everything you will need to work is ready and within reach, otherwise you will use that excuse to get up constantly. In addition, before starting to study, leave resolved the activities or tasks that can cause disruptions.

10. Encourages active study. Active study translates into: a position that is neither uncomfortable nor excessively comfortable, reading with a certain speed, asking questions, relating, underlining, schematizing, making concept maps, etc. Passive study is the best strategy for distraction.

11. Follow a method or technique during the study: Underline,Make your own Notes,Mental Maps,Study Cards,Exercises,Practical Cases. Test, Brainstorm on a specific topic, Mnemonic Rules, Organize the Study among others.

12. Always study with paper and pencil on the side. Write down the key words and/or the most important data, writing very little, and pointing out the relationships with lines.

13. Apply to what you study the visual imagination and if it is easy, that of the other senses.

14. Learn some simple relaxation technique that will help you to calm down and concentrate.

15. When you are surprised distracted, increase intellectual activity.

16. Divert or postpone distracting thoughts to a certain time of day.

17. Play, although some games represent distractions others are able to work much attention and concentration. For example, games such as puzzles, UNO, cards, Monopoly, among others.

18. Learn songs, rhymes, tongue twisters, or play to find different objects along the way.

19. To execute a task at the same time, for example, it is not recommendable that they work at the same time that they eat and watch television.

20. The study of some instrument or the practice of a sport help to develop the memory, attention and concentration, since it requires of discipline, time and constant mental work.

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