Having a hard time focusing when working?
Look no further. Here are the solutions
In my workplace all teachers are sitting in the same room. We are around 20 teachers in one room, which makes it hard to focus when there are discussions between colleagues. Below are some of my best tips for focused work in a noisy environment.
Tip #1: Use in-ear earphones
Do not use open-ear headphones because sound can enter the headphones into your ear-canal. ANC (active noise canceling) headphones does not work if you have people talking.
I bought a pair of Etymotic Research ETYER2XR In-ear earphones (affiliate link. Helps the publication) that works great. I use the earplugs that blocks sound (the thickest ones that are comfortable for my ears). The earphone comes with different konds of ear-plugs.
Tip #2: Play concentration music
I play alpha-waves audio. I cannot concentrated with music that contains vocals because it affects my attention, which in turn affects my work/learning.
I recommend this audio from YouTube:
It can get a little tiring for the ears for prolonged listening. Other than that it works great.
combine this video with the recommended pairs of earphones and you will easily focus for longer periods of time.
Tip #3: Start a meditation practice and de-stress
Another good tip for good focus is to calm down with a meditation technique that enhances your focus.
Sit down and close your eyes. Focus on the breathing by becoming aware of how the air enters your nostrils. Put all attention on that and when you breathe out, breathe a little longer (slower out-breathe). If you get distracted from this task you be aware of that and return to awareness of the breathe.
You will get much calmer. Be aware of this state and see that you are more calm and have a more natural focus in maintained.
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