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Seriously examine your place of study

Make changes if you can, or consider the library, or an emply classroom.

Examine: lighting, ventilation, room temperature and distractions: objects, audio, friends.

Establish a regular routine of eating, sleeping and exercise

The ability to concentrate depends on adequate sleep, decent nutrition and the increase in well-being that comes with exercise. Students who have all three, generally show higher marks.

Gain an interest in the material and sense of purpose to the task

People are often bored by what is not relevant to them. Therefore, you may need to create relevance – by talking to others or by relating the material to what interests you. In addition, it helps to always sit down and work with a clearly defined purpose and task.

Establish rewards for accomplishments

People work best with positive reinforcement. Reward yourself along the way.

If frequent worrying undermines you, write your worries down and start to think positively.

Writing your worries down initially helps to diminish them somewhat; setting aside time and problem solving around what you have written helps further. For example: turn “I can’t study because the circumstances aren’t right” to “I can make the best of whatever circumstances I’m in and do something constructive!”