We’ve all been there. You show up at the desk, the whole day’s ahead of you, but you can’t figure out how to stay focused at work for an hour or two. It can be particularly challenging to keep your concentration focused on a task, especially if you work online. Whether it’s decision fatigue, bad …
Oooooh, mind control…no, this blog post isn’t about being abducted by aliens or experimenting with something strange from a mad scientist’s laboratory. I wrote this article to help you to take back control of your mind. Every day we are bombarded by notifications, sounds from an app that used popped up on your phone, and …
StayFocusd is an excellent productivity extension for Google Chrome to block certain websites on your computer temporarily. However, there are a few essential things you need to know before you use this productivity tool. Imagine you installed the StayFocusd website blocker to increase your willpower and minimize time spent reading about dietary habits of Roman …
Before finding ways to strengthen your willpower, you need to understand what willpower is, what it does, and how it behaves. It draws upon your desire to accomplish something. It is most easily achieved over the short term but can drive one to extraordinary effort over the long term. What is Willpower, and Who Has It? …
It is the start of a new semester or maybe halfway through a current one. You know that your study habits aren’t the best. You know you can’t seem to focus on studying. You’ve read the instructor’s suggestions for good study methods. They include all the tried and true methods: Pomodoro (timed study sessions, with …
A great Zen teacher named Hui Neng was enlightened when hearing a single sentence from the Diamond Sutra. (This is one of the essential teachings in Buddhism). The sentence was: “Develop a mind that clings to nothing.” Renewing your mind to stop brain overload means that you cling to nothing. This is one of the …
Do you need to train your brain because you’ve had the experience recently of sitting down and trying to read a book, and finding your mind start to… wander. Maybe you’re having trouble focusing at work or school, sitting through movies, or even TV shows. There’s a little itch there. “This is cool, I guess… …
No two people are the same, so no two readers are the same, either. With that said, people who ask the question “How to focus on reading” usually fall into one of two categories: Either you love it, or you hate it. Even if you love reading most of the time, some kinds of materials …