Getting Started 4 · Concentration: Distraction, Breaks, Environment
6 learning units · ~25 minutes
How to stay focused while you study: work in blocks with a fixed end and real breaks, put your phone away, and set up your study space so that a distraction costs one extra step. In class, you use your laptop only for the class. This helps especially in the study time between classes that you schedule yourself.
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Contents
What attention costs
- Less than six minutes · approx. 3 min
- The silent phone on the desk · approx. 5 min
- Why switching is so costly · approx. 4 min
- Logged in and zoned out: the internet in class · approx. 6 min
What Helps
- Setting up your environment · approx. 3 min
- Working in blocks · approx. 4 min