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Good day, dear readers! It is sometimes very difficult for modern people, especially since the advent of mobile phones and social networks, to concentrate on something, too much information eventually relaxes a person’s attention, and sometimes it comes to absurd things when we don’t remember what we ate in the morning or where we put it the keys to the house just an hour ago. Therefore, today I will tell you how to develop mindfulness so that you do not miss important details and can find the important among a large flow of information.
What does it depend on?
As I mentioned in the article on how to deal with inattention, that initially your attentiveness depends directly on your well-being, namely:
- Dream. Doctors recommend sleeping at least 8 hours a day, but everyone has their own individual norm, which should be followed. It is difficult for the brain to tune in to work when there is a lack of energy, so there can be no talk of any concentration of attention. If you are having trouble getting enough sleep, you can read my article “What if you wake up very early and don’t know what to do about it?”.
- Nutrition. If you eat too much fatty food, or high in sugar, your body will not be able to actively expend energy, which will lead to laziness or apathy, you simply will not have the strength and need to switch your attention to external stimuli in order to receive a new information.
- Walks in the open air. For the active work of the brain, oxygen is needed, have you noticed how after a walk in the fresh air it becomes more “clear” in your head and that it is easier to concentrate later? That is why at school children are offered to spend a break on the street.
- Sports. It is not necessary to visit the gym or group classes, it will be quite sufficient if you do exercises daily to keep your body in good shape. Then the attention will be activated.
- Calm. In a state of stress, a person usually has too high levels of anxiety, fear, anger, disappointment, surprise, and other feelings. There are a large number of thoughts in the head, they are confused and interrupt each other, so sometimes a person may not even remember, for example, where he was and what he did for the last half hour, because he did not track reality, living through an emotional outburst. So these methods should be started when you are calm.
Top 10 ways
1. Surrounding reality
On a daily basis, when you are driving somewhere, for example, to work, try to notice as many different details along the way as possible, instead of immersing yourself in your thoughts. And it happens that we think so much that we lose sight of a large number of events and, in general, life flies by very quickly.
But on the way back, remember what you saw earlier. At first, you will have to make efforts in order to “return” yourself to the surrounding reality every time.
But during training, this method will teach you observation, you will unconsciously begin to capture the nuances that will “strike” your eye, and also remember more information.
2. Mindfulness
Choose a time so that no one will disturb you for 15 minutes, sit comfortably, note the time and follow these steps:
- For the first 5 minutes, mentally or out loud list what you see in front of you.
- For the next 5 minutes, keep track of all the sounds that come.
- And for the last 5 minutes, concentrate on the feelings that you are experiencing at the moment and on the sensations in your body.
These tasks will help you learn mindfulness when you comprehensively capture information using various senses.
3. External interference
Practice not being distracted by external stimuli. For example, while doing work or reading a book, play your favorite songs in the background, which usually make you want to sing along or dance.
4. Nuances
And now, on the contrary, turn on the music very quietly and listen to the words. It is important that the songs are unfamiliar to you. Try to listen to the words, changes in the timbre of the voice, musical transitions. You can’t do everything at the same time. Therefore, during the first listening, pay all attention to the words, but already on the second, notice other nuances, and so on.
5. Meditation
We have repeatedly talked about the effectiveness of meditation and the implementation of proper breathing techniques, and that with the help of practice, a person develops mindfulness very quickly, because all exercises mainly consist of concentration on breathing, internal sensations, candle flame, thoughts and so on. For those who have never tried meditation, I suggest reading my article «The easiest to learn and effective way to meditate.»
6. Irritants
Every time you get distracted, don’t beat yourself up because that’s okay. Try, when some irritant distracts you, do not get angry and try to forget as soon as possible, but, on the contrary, focus on it. Directly even mentally imagining how you catch it with your hands, examine it from different angles, wondering: “why do I need it?”, And then let go.
7. Attention to detail
Look around your room or office every day. It seems to be your usual space that you manage and know everything, but you will be surprised how many banal and simple things you don’t notice. Therefore, when you have a break, or have a free minute, look around, and then close your eyes and try to imagine as many details as possible: what exactly is on the table, how …
8. Two hemispheres of the brain
Great ways to help develop concentration are ways by which both hemispheres of the brain are involved in the work at the same time.
- For example, take a sheet of paper and two pens. Time yourself, let’s say 1 minute, during which time draw as many circles as you can with one hand and triangles with the other. Circles should be even and triangles should be sharp. The minimum number of pairs must be 5.
- In one hand, fasten two pens with different fingers, with which you should also draw different shapes at the same time. This exercise is more difficult, in this case, give yourself at least 5 minutes to get at least one pair.
9. Stranger
Somewhere outdoors or indoors, it doesn’t matter, pay attention to a stranger by looking at him for 4-5 seconds, then look away and try to remember the details of his appearance and clothes. There must be at least 10 of them. Then look back at it to check the result.
10. Concentration
Place an object in front of you, such as a pencil. And for 5 minutes, concentrate only on it. Every time you get distracted, check the box and go back to do the task. Over time, you will notice that there will be fewer of these checkboxes, because through constant practice you will improve your results, moreover, you will track at what point your level of mindfulness drops and at what point it increases.
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Recommendation
For the development of mindfulness, there are excellent, online simulators, you can develop your mind and concentration in any convenient place, for this you need only access to the Internet.
Conclusion
That’s all, dear readers! You can install special programs and games for yourself, with the help of which you will practice, an integrated approach will bring better results, your brain will always be in good shape, and then you will do the work faster and more efficiently, and, accordingly, achieve the necessary results. Subscribe to the blog so as not to miss new interesting information. See you soon.