HOW TO AVOID DESTRACTION WHILE STUDYING

 

WAYS TO KEEP OUR SELF FAR FROM THE MOBILE PHONE WHILE STUDYING

                                                                            

 For more than three decades, I’ve studied the psychological effects associated with the introduction of new digital technologies. Over that time, my research team and I have watched Americans move from an initial fear of computers to a state of wary acceptance to eager adaptation to what has become more or less an obsession with the tiny devices we now carry in our purses and pockets.

What does this obsession mean for today’s students? Recent research findings are sobering:
Typically, college students unlock their phones 50 times a day, using them for close to 4½ hours out of every 24-hour cycle. Put another way, they check their phones every 15 minutes — all day long (and sometimes all night) — and they look at them for about five minutes each time.

Teenagers are almost always attempting to multitask, even when they know full well that they cannot do so effectively. When teenagers have their phones taken away, they become highly anxious (and visibly agitated within just a few minutes). The average adolescent or young adult finds it difficult to study for 15 minutes at a time; when forced to do so, they will spend at least five of those minutes in a state of distraction.

 Turn off the Internet.

Seriously. I know we love it, we need it, we couldn’t work without it. But if you’ve done your research, you don’t need the Internet to write. Really. At this moment, I’m writing with no Internet. I’ve already collected the links I want to share for this post, and now I’ve shut down my browser and I’m focusing completely on writing. When I’m done writing the text, I’ll paste it into WordPress and format it, but right now it’s all about the text.

Let people know you’re in DND mode.

Set a certain time of the day as your writing time, ideally, and let everyone know you’re not to be disturbed. Or put on headphones and let people know that you’re in writing mode.If you work at home, shut yourself in your home office and tell the family that it’s writing time, and you shouldn’t be bothered. By telling people, explicitly, that you can’t be disturbed, you prevent distractions from cropping up .If shutting down your browser isn’t enough, actually disconnect the cable or unplug your modem. It’s just temporary, but it makes a big difference. Another great method is to write on a laptop, and go somewhere where there’s no wi-fi.

Delete unnecessary apps on your phone

Apps on apps on apps. Personally, I'll sometimes purposely delete certain apps on my phone that have a tendency to steal my attention. Knowing that certain apps are readily available at your discretion can often serve as a temptation to procrastinate. For non-essentials like Facebook, Instagram, or Candy Crush, just go ahead and delete them. Whether you're studying or working on something for your job, delete the apps that 1) aren't necessary in helping you complete your task(s) and 2) have a history of distraction. Utilizing this method allows you to still access your phone's essentials, so that you don't miss out on important correspondence. Calm down – you can always re-download those apps when you're done. Erase superfluous applications on your phone  Applications on applications on applications. By and by, I'll at times deliberately erase certain applications on my telephone that tend to take my consideration. Realizing that certain applications are promptly accessible at your circumspection can regularly fill in as a compulsion to hesitate.For superfluous items like Facebook, Instagram, or Candy Crush, simply feel free to erase them. Regardless of whether you're considering or dealing with something for your work, erase the applications that 1) aren't required in assisting you with finishing your task(s) and 2) have a background marked by interruption. Using this strategy permits you to in any case get to your telephone's fundamentals, with the goal that you don't pass up significant correspondence. Quiet down – you can generally re-download those applications when you're set.

Cutoff your experience via web-based media 

There's nothing amiss with utilizing web-based media to enjoy a short reprieve during lunch, if your association permits it. Nonetheless, issues emerge while checking your social feeds during the day turns into an approach to delay.  Not certain in case you're over-utilizing web-based media at work? Keep a scratch pad by your PC and imprint each time you go on a web-based media stage during the day. On the off chance that you visit various destinations daily, track your visits to each site to check whether one of them is occupying a greater amount of your time than the others. Try not to pass judgment on yourself as you mark each visit; this is only a data gathering exercise.  Following one day or multi week of following, what is your opinion about the outcomes? In case you're astonished to perceive how long you spend via online media, it's conceivable that you're unknowingly going to these destinations to abstain from taking care of job.  To restrict your experience via online media, you can make a little change, for example, logging yourself out of your records at work so you can't get diverted with only a single tick, or attempt a program like FocusMe or the StayFocused Chrome Extension, which can force a period limit on explicit sites or square them altogethe

Go cell less busy working (on the off chance that you can) 

The most ideal approach to oppose telephone related interruptions is to not have your telephone before you during the work day. Abandoning your cell at work may not be conceivable in the event that you are an essential parental figure for somebody or in the event that you need to consistently be reachable under any circumstance. However, in the event that you don't fall into both of those classifications, take some real time to contemplate whether having your PDA around your work area, humming for the duration of the day, is basically assisting you with remaining associated or harming your time the board. On the off chance that abandoning your telephone throughout the day seems like too enormous of a stage, start little. For instance: Put your telephone in a work area cabinet when you will work toward the beginning of the day and hold off on checking it until noon; Leave your phone at your work area the following time you go to a gathering so you can remain fixed on the gathering; or Test with the "quiet" setting on your email and informing applications, which may permit you to quiet directives for a couple of hours all at once.  In case you're worried that individuals will stress when they don't hear back from you immediately, you could set an auto-answer in your informing application that says, "I'm busy working and will not check my messages until [INSERT TIME]." Then, steadily, you might have the option to stir yourself up to abandoning your telephone for the entire day.